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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Lucy Garcia

Who is Andrew Bridgen? The MP who lost the Tory whip over Covid vaccine claims

MP ANDREW Bridgen has lost the Conservative Party whip after having “crossed a line” in his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine, Chief Whip Simon Hart said.

The MP had used his Twitter account early on Wednesday morning to claim a consultant cardiologist told him that illness linked to Covid vaccines were the “biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”.

The MP for North West Leicestershire, who is currently suspended from the Commons over lobbying breaches, has been campaigning for a pause to Covid vaccinations, claiming they cause heart problems.

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