DOMINIC Raab has sown confusion about the number of Covid patients in hospital admitted with the Omicron variant.

The Deputy Prime Minister was doing broadcast interviews on Tuesday morning when he was asked on three separate channels about how the number of Omicron patients in England and gave a different answer to all three.

It is understood that the latest figure for the number of people in hospital in England with the Omicron variant is 10, after Raab wrongly suggested it was 250 to Sky News and then said it was nine to BBC.

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He was challenged by Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray on the actual figure who said: "If you don't know the basics, how can we respond to it?"

Raab said: “It’s 10 at the moment.”

After being interrupted by Ray, Raab added: “Can I answer the question? I understand you like ranting at your politicians in the morning but can I answer the question because it’s a fair challenge and I want to answer it?

“First of all, I misheard one of the questions around whether it was hospitalisations of Omicron-related patients or more generally, but the figures are: one death from Omicron, 10 in hospital, and I can tell you the latest daily hospitalisations run at 900.”

Raab's three different figures were criticised by SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford who tweeted: "This is extraordinary all Governments are going to have to make decisions to control the spread of the virus. Knowing the difference between nine and 250 in hospital is pretty fundamental.

"@DominicRaab showing the same failure to be over the detail as his boss @BorisJohnson."

During media interviews, Raab also criticised Tory MP Marcus Fysh’s comparison of coronavirus health passes to Nazi atrocities as “crass”.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I don’t like that kind of language and I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

He said he wants “to play the issue not the individuals”, but added: “Actually, I don’t think comparing what we are trying to achieve to an authoritarian or Nazi regime is quite right. I think a lot of people find that crass.”

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a move to the UK Government's Plan B measures to tackle the virus but more than 70 MPs plan to vote against the measures.

It is reported that up to 10 ministerial aides could resign to oppose the controls, with up to four votes on the measures expected to take place on Tuesday evening.

They are still expected to be passed as Labour will be voting with the Government to back the measures with leader Keir Starmer saying it was their “patriotic duty”.

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Under the new measures from Wednesday, in England NHS Covid passes will be required for entry to indoor venues containing more than 500 people, unseated outdoor venues with more than 4000 people, and any venue with more than 10,000 people.

Many Tory backbenchers oppose the requirement for so-called vaccine passports as a serious infringement of people’s civil liberties.

They also oppose the Covid pass, which involves showing full vaccination or a recent negative test for the virus, on the same grounds.