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MP Andrew Bridgen Stripped of Tory Whip After Criticizing COVID-19 Vaccines

An MP who has been calling for a halt to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine on social media has been expelled from the Conservative Party after he was told he had “crossed a line.” On Wednesday Andrew Bridgen was suspended by the Tory chief whip for “spreading misinformation about COVID vaccines.” To lose a…


Boris Johnson Unaware of ‘Specific Allegations’ Against Former Tory Whip Chris Pincher: Minister

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not know “specific allegations” about Chris Pincher before appointing him deputy chief whip, a Cabinet minister has said after the MP was suspended over sexual misconduct allegations. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips’ office on Thursday after The Sun reported that he had “groped” two male guests…


Daughter of House Majority Whip Moves Closer to Co-Chairing Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

Senators on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee praised the nomination of Jennifer Clyburn Reed, daughter of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), to serve as the first federal co-chair of the Southeast Regional Crescent Commission. Clyburn himself looked on during the Oct. 27 hearing from the live audience. The commission, which was authorized…