https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-12/ ... /101846926
British MP Andrew Bridgen has been expelled from the ruling Conservative party for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, following a comparison to the Holocaust.
Key points:
Senior members of the government, including the prime minister, condemned Mr Bridgen's misinformation and anti-Semitism
Mr Bridgen apologised for the reference to the Holocaust, but doubled down on the vaccine misinformation
Mr Bridgen has recieved the COVID-19 vaccine and was a proponent of it until recently
The chief whip, or head of party discipline, Simon Hart, condemned the remarks made by the North West Leicestershire MP as he announced his removal from the party.
"Andrew Bridgen has crossed a line, causing great offence in the process," said Mr Hart said.
"Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives. I am therefore removing the whip from Andrew Bridgen with immediate effect, pending a formal investigation."