A statement by Andrew Bridgen MP
Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has apologised for a tweet likening Covid vaccinations to the Holocaust, but has denied that it was anti-Semitic
He also denied all allegations of racism and is seeking legal advice against those who have labelled him so.
The North West Leicestershire Conservative MP was suspended yesterday by the party Chief Whip, Simon Hart, after he tweeted that vaccines are “biggest crime against humanity since the holocaust” and are causing “serious harm”.
Mr Brigden’s words were later condemned by the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in Parliament, who said: “It is utterly unacceptable to make linkages and use language like that, and I’m determined that the scourge of anti-Semitism is eradicated.”
In a statement released today, Mr Bridgen said he was “disappointed” that he had been suspended from the party, but would continue to ask questions about the “safety and effectiveness of experimental mRNA vaccines”. The MP said these questions “override party loyalty” and that “the current risk of harm to most of the population from covid-19 is miniscule.”
The MP is currently serving a five day suspension from the House of Commons for breaching lobbying rules and repeatedly breaking the MPs code of conduct. Several constituents from North West Leicestershire criticised their MP for his recent actions, with one branding him an “idiot”.
In response to his tweet, Maurice Jones, 59, from Ashby said: “He’s an idiot. How can an MP say that? I’ve wished he wasn’t our MP for some time and now I really wish that was the case. How can he stay on?” Another resident added: “the sooner he goes, the better.”
LeicestershireLive has contacted Mr Bridgen for comment.
Andrew Bridgen’s statement:
“I’m disappointed that the Chief Whip Simon Hart, with the support of the Prime Minister, has chosen to suspend me as a member of the Conservative parliamentary party. My tweet of 11th January was in no way anti-Semitic, indeed it alluded to the Holocaust being the most heinous crime against humanity in living memory.
“Of course, if anyone is genuinely offended by my use of such imagery then I apologise for any offence caused. I wholeheartedly refute any suggestions that I am racist, and currently I am speaking to a legal team who will commence action to those who have led the calls suggesting I am.
“Indeed, the Israeli doctor I quoted in my tweet has stated that there was nothing at all anti-Semitic about the statement. The fact that I have been suspended over this matter says much about the current state of our democracy, the right to free speech and the apparent suspension of the scientific method of analysis of medicines being administered to billions of people.
“As I have consistently maintained, there are very reasonable questions to be asked about the safety and effectiveness of the experimental mRNA vaccines and the risks and benefits of these treatments. There are reasonable questions to ask of a government that is considering extending the use of these experimental vaccines to children as young as 6 months of age.
“These ladies and gentlemen are babies. There are reasonable questions about the side-effects of mRNA vaccines especially when we know categorically that the current risk of harm to most of the population and especially young people from covid-19 is miniscule.
“We have a government who indemnifies vaccine manufacturers from claims against the harms caused by their products and the government who it appears actively looks to remove MPs who raise questions about those harms. I was saddened to hear of my suspension but I’m not downhearted.
“I have received huge support from ordinary people, medical workers who are too intimidated to speak out and, of course, from those who have experienced vaccine harms themselves or to a loved one. Hopefully the media interest around my suspension will finally get the issue of vaccine harms into the media, who have been so reluctant to cover this issue for so long.
“An issue that is clearly huge and a growing concern to many people across the globe. Reasonable questions about the safety and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines must continue to be asked and I will continue to ask them.
“If I cannot do that as a Conservative member of Parliament, then so be it. Highlighting these important questions – questions about life, death, serious injury – must override party loyalty.
“I owe that not only to my constituents in North West Leicestershire but also to the wider British public and especially to our children and young people, who are the future of our great nation. Thank you very much for listening to me.”
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I think Vera Sherav should provide his explenation for him, rather than an appology. I bet she would be willing. Noticing a dozen parallels (everything but the word jew) and saying dont let it happen again- to every single body on earth is not anti semitic, and we all know it. A holocaust survivor, outlining several extremely dangerous and glaring paralells (even down to the financing families and organizations) and pleading to stop, would be much much more difficult to spin as anti semetic.
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