UK Conservative councillor candidate is suspended over social media vaccine comments, liking Andrew Tate tweets

A conservative candidate for council in Long Eaton, a town in Derbyshire, England, was suspended over social media posts supporting Andrew Tate and Covid vaccine skepticism. 19-year-old Paris Coulson was suspended by the Conservative Party just a few days before the election. On his social media accounts, he has liked posts by online personality Andrew Tate. In December, he published a post suggesting that Covid vaccine had caused a series of “sudden deaths.” Conservative Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup, also Coulson’s member of parliament, said the comments were “wholly unacceptable.” Chairman of the Erewash Conservatives, Councillor Tony King said: “Following a number of social media posts that were brought to the attention of our Association’s executive committee…the decision has been taken to immediately suspend Mr Coulson as a member of the Conservative Party. “The Association has now opened a full disciplinary investigation into the comments made by Mr. Coulson, which is the first step to expelling him from the party,” The Mirror reported. In a statement, Coulson said: “Yesterday I woke to the news that I had been suspended from the Conservative Party with immediate effect. This has all materialized over comments I have posted on my Social media accounts over the years. Specifically regarding the lockdowns, covid vaccines & the black lives matter movement. I’m even having material I published back when I was SIXTEEN used against me. I want to make this clear I do not regret anything I have said in my past, only how I’ve maybe gone…UK Conservative councillor candidate is suspended over social media vaccine comments, liking Andrew Tate tweets