The Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has been suspended by his party for spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccine
The MP for North West Leicestershire posted a tweet which compared vaccination to the Holocaust and has had the whip removed while the party investigates
Tory chief whip Simon Hart said that the comments had “crossed a line” and caused great offence.
The North West Leicestershire MP has been increasingly vocal in remarks questioning the coronavirus vaccine
In an earlier tweet Bridgen claimed that Covid vaccines are “gene therapy”.
