EALING Southall MP, Virendra Sharma has written to both the Home Secretary and the Health Secretary to ensure that the most vulnerable in society also get their COVID-19 vaccinations.

More than 30 cross-party MPs have joined the campaign and are calling on the government to make sure there is a route for the homeless and those without regularised immigration status to get vaccinated.

The Labour MP said: "We owe this to some of the worst off, some of the most at risk, the most vulnerable in our society to ensure they aren't the last left waiting for vaccinations.

"We need a safe, secure and simple way for those without access to a GP to register and have their vaccinations."

In the letter to the Health Secretary, Mr Sharma said: "To secure a COVID vaccination you currently need to be registered with a GP, which excludes some of the most vulnerable in society.

"To recover from COVID the country needs mass vaccination, and that means getting everyone we can vaccinated.

"We hope you will therefore introduce a system to support the vaccination of those who have not or are unable to register with a GP."

The group of MPs however also want the Home Office to recognise the need to offer vaccinations to undocumented migrants as well.

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The letter said: "We would like your support to ensure this system is safe for undocumented migrants.

"The ONS are clear that 'there are currently no up-to-date estimates for the number of illegal migrants' resident in the UK', but they too need vaccination.

"Undocumented migrants often work in customer facing roles so leaving them unvaccinated would be a risk to the entire population, and those that sleep rough are already in incredibly precarious positions and need help."