The husband of Tory minister Chloe Smith has claimed that coronavirus is a "mental illness" and attended an anti-mask demonstration to protest lockdown measures.
Sandy McFadzean, who married the Norwich North MP in 2013, has previously re-tweeted posts describing the Government as "globalist puppets" and "tyrants".
He also reportedly attended the recent Unite for Freedom march in London, which called for an end to coronavirus restrictions such as social distancing, track and trace and the use of face masks.
Tory Ms Smith defended her husband's right to express his own views but made it clear she disagreed. Mr McFadzean, who is employed by Credit Suisse as a vice president, wrote on Twitter : "Covid-19 is most likely an outbreak of mental