MP Andrew Bridgen has been expelled from the Conservative Party after comparing Covid-19 vaccines to the Holocaust and being found to have breached lobbying rules. He accused the Tories of kicking him out "under false pretences" and said he intends to stand again at the next election, as he hit out at "corruption, collusion, and cover-ups".
The representative for North West Leicestershire had already lost the party whip, meaning he was sitting in the Commons as an independent. But the Tories announced on Wednesday that they have now stripped him of his party membership as well.
A spokesman said: "Mr Bridgen was expelled from the Conservative Party on April 12 following the recommendation of a disciplinary panel. He has 28 days from this date to appeal."
