ANDREW Bridgen has been thrown out of the Tories for good after comparing Covid vaccines to the Holocaust, the Sun can reveal.
The MP for North West Leicestershire has already had the Conservative whip removed – but bosses have now also expelled him as an ordinary member.
Andrew Bridgen has been kicked out of the Tories for good
Mr Bridgen’s initial tweet in January
It will likely spell curtains for his Commons career at the next election if he loses an appeal to stay in the party.
But there is growing speculation in Westminster he could join Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party.
A Tory spokesman said: “Mr Bridgen was expelled from the Conservative Party on 12th April following the recommendation of a disciplinary panel. He has 28 days from this date to appeal.”
Mr Bridgen has been approached for comment.
The MP has been forced to sit as an independent after Chief Whip Simon Hart furiously booted him from the Tory parliamentary cohort in January.
It came after Mr Bridgen tweeted an article about jabs and said: “As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust.”
The inflammatory post was roundly condemned including from PM Rishi Sunak who branded the remarks “utterly unacceptable”.
Chief Whip Mr Hart piled in: “As a nation we should be very proud of what has been achieved through the vaccine programme.
“The vaccine is the best defence against Covid that we have. Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives.”
At the time Mr Bridgen insisted his remarks were “in no way anti-Semitic” but wanted to “apologise for any offence caused”.
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