On the one hand, he says in interviews it's entirely reasonable to mandate jabs in the NHS and care sector, but precisely because of and for the specific and limited reasons that it will "protects the vulnerable" in medical and care settings.
On the other he says there can be no guarantees that similar wider mandates will not be introduced.
It's simply inconsistent and illogical, or worse, a brazen lie because he already knows they will be introduced on a wider scale later.
He cannot logically justify saying they are needed for the very limited and specific needs of the NHS and care sector, because of what he sees as the specific risks to patients, whilst at the same time not ruling them out elsewhere.
We better see some journalists or better still MPs in the house asking these questions repeatedly and directly to flush out the truth.
Your comment is irrelevant - I'm not a journalist or MP. However, each of those vocations have a duty in our democracy to ask questions in order to hold the executive to account.
be careful, the media is likely to push for more vaccination, since the public regard vaccine as safe and effective.