Tory MP who compared Covid vaccines to the Holocaust expelled by party

Defiant Andrew Bridgen hit out at ‘corruption, collusion and cover-ups’ over his sacking from the party

The Conservatives have expelled MP Andrew Bridgen from the party after he compared Covid-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.

He was already sitting as an independent MP after being stripped of the party whip but was dismissed from the party after an investigation found his comments breached lobbying rules.

Rishi Sunak denounced his comments as “completely unacceptable” after Mr Bridgen claimed the jabs were “causing serious harms” and said he had been told the vaccine programme was “the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”.