Scott Morrison distances himself from Craig Kelly over unproven coronavirus therapies

Kelly, who has been championing hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, had confrontation with Tanya Plibersek which was captured by cameras

After weeks of controversy, Scott Morrison has publicly distanced himself from Craig Kelly, telling parliament the backbencher's advocacy for unproven Covid therapies did not align with my views, or the views and the advice that has been provided to me by the chief medical officer".

With Labor using the resumption of federal parliament to ratchet up political pressure on Morrison to publicly rebuke Kelly, fellow conservatives, including George Christensen and Matt Canavan, rallied for the member for Hughes, declaring he should not be silenced.