London (EFE).- The British Conservative Party announced today the expulsion of deputy Andrew Bridgen, who compared vaccines against covid-19 with the Holocaust.
Bridgen, 58, was suspended from membership in January for that reason.
In parallel, the House of Commons sanctioned him for having violated the rules on participation in pressure groups that parliamentarians must comply with, a factor that has also weighed on his party’s decision.
A spokesman for the “Tories” reported today that Bridgen was expelled from the formation on April 12 “on the recommendation of a disciplinary panel” and has a period of 28 days from that date to file an appeal.
The deputy, who continues as an independent parliamentarian, criticized in a statement his expulsion under “false pretexts”, which, in his eyes, “only confirms the culture of corruption, collusion and subterfuge that plague the political system.”
“I have been openly critical of the rollout of vaccines and the party has made sure to set an example for me. I am thankful for my found freedom,” Bridgen said.
In January, when the Conservatives announced their ban for comparing vaccines to the Holocaust, the party stressed that “vaccine misinformation causes harm and costs lives.”
“As a nation, we should be very proud of what has been achieved through the vaccination program,” Simon Hart, head of parliamentary discipline, remarked at the time.
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