AN MP suspended from the Tory party in Parliament today – after he compared the Covid vaccine rollout to the Holocaust.
Comments from Andrew Bridgen, the MP for North West Leicestershire, were described by fellow Tories today as “disgusting” and “fake news”.
Andrew Bridgen had the Tory whip suepended, pending an investigation
He tweeted earlier this morning: “As one consultant cardiologist said to me this is the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust.”
Tory Chief Whip Simon Hart said this morning the controversial MP, who has long peddled anti-Covid vaccine rhetoric, would face a party probe after spreading misinformation.
He said: “Andrew Bridgen has crossed a line, causing great offence in the process. As a nation we should be very proud of what has been achieved through the vaccine programme. The vaccine is the best defence against Covid that we have.
“Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives. I am therefore removing the Whip from Andrew Bridgen with immediate effect, pending a formal investigation.”
It came just a day after he was suspended from the House of Commons after breaking lobbying rules.
He was found to have broken the MPs code of conduct by a cross-party committee.
He tried to get the ruling overturned, but was unsuccessful.
His five day suspension was approved by Parliament on Monday, and will last for every day the Commons is sitting.
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