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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Sophie Huskisson

MP Andrew Bridgen expelled by Tories for comparing Covid vaccines to Holocaust

Andrew Bridgen has been expelled from the Tory party for comparing the Covid-19 vaccine to the Holocaust.

The controversial MP provoked outrage when he posted a tweet earlier this year about the life-saving jabs programme.

In an incendiary message, the backbencher who represents North West Leicestershire, wrote: "One consultant cardiologist said to me this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust".

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