Andrew Bridgen has had the whip removed after the MP compared the Covid vaccine to the Holocaust. Chief Whip Simon Hart said Mr Bridgen had crossed a line.
Mr Bridgen shared figures on Twitter which claimed to list potential adverse effects of the Covid vaccine.
Along with a link to the numbers, Mr Bridgen commented in his tweet: “As one consultant cardiologist said to me this is the biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust.”
Mr Hart said: “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.”
