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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David Hughes

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

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MP Andrew Bridgen has been stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

The North West Leicestershire MP tweeted an article questioning the safety of the vaccines, adding:  “As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust.”

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