Conservative MP suspended over Covid vaccine commentson January 11, 2023 at 11:45 am

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Andrew Bridgen suspended as Conservative MP for spreading misinformation about Covid vaccine, the chief whip says.

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Andrew Bridgen has been suspended as a Tory MP for spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccination.

The North West Leicestershire MP posted a tweet which compared vaccination to the Holocaust.

Tory chief whip Simon Hart said the comments had “crossed a line” and caused great offence.

He said Mr Bridgen would lose the party whip – meaning he will sit as an independent – while a formal investigation takes place.

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