The Holocaust
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About The Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by local collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews—around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe—between 1941 and 1945.
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Andrew Bridgen threatens to sue Matt Hancock in Covid vaccine row
Andrew Bridgen is threatening to sue fellow MP Matt Hancock after the former health secretary accused him on Twitter of " anti-semitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific Conspiracy Theories ".
Mr Bridgen was suspended as a Tory MP over a tweet likening the impact of Covid vaccines to The Holocaust .
A letter sent on his behalf is claiming £100,000 in libel damages.
Mr Hancock - who had the Tory whip removed for his reality TV appearance - is standing by his comments.
The dispute centres on tweets posted by the two independent MPs on 11 January.
Above another Twitter message questioning the safety of Covid vaccines, Mr Bridgen wrote: " As One consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since The Holocaust . "
Mr Hancock tweeted that " disgusting and dangerous anti-semitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific Conspiracy Theories spouted by a sitting MP This Morning are unacceptable and have absolutely No Place in our society".
His tweet was posted with a clip of himself asking a similarly-worded question during Prime Minister 's Questions earlier That Day .
In The Commons , as " utterly unacceptable".
On the same day, the North West Leicestershire MP lost the Tory whip pending a formal investigation.
Chief Whip Simon Hart said: " The vaccine is The Best defence against Covid that we have.
" Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives. "
'Anti-semitism' claim deniedMr Bridgen about his suspension, but defended his original post.
He argued it was " in no way anti-Semitic" and added he would continue to ask " reasonable questions" about Covid vaccines.
A " letter before action" has been sent on Mr Bridgen's behalf by a group called The Bad Law Project, with the support of the Reclaim Party, led by actor and activist Laurence Fox .
According to The Letter , Mr Bridgen believes the former health secretary's words were defamatory. He is calling on Mr Hancock to retract and delete his statement, apologise in The Commons and on Twitter, and pay £100,000 in damages.
A spokesperson for Matt Hancock said: " What Matt said was obviously not libellous and he stands by his comments.
" Rather than wasting his time and money on an absurd libel case he will undoubtedly lose, let's hope Bridgen does The Right thing and apologises for the hurt he's caused and keeps his offensive view To Himself in future. "
Mr Hancock is also an independent MP. In November, he for joining The Cast of the ITV show, I'm A Celebrity. . Get Me Out of Here! while Parliament was sitting.
The MP for West Suffolk, 44, announced last month that he would not stand again at The Next general election.
At The Height of the Covid pandemic, he was a prominent figure in news conferences and media interviews, frequently speaking for the government when he was health secretary.
He was forced to resign in June 2021, when images emerged of him kissing adviser Gina Coladangelo , in breach of social distancing Guidelines .
Source of news: bbc.com
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