U.K. House of Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has apologized for comparing Dr. David Nicholl — a neurologist who contributed to the Yellowhammer Brexit impact report for medicine supplies — to the disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield.
Rees-Mogg called Nicholl “as irresponsible as Dr. (Andrew) Wakefield,” in the House of Commons Thursday, following a clash between the pair on LBC radio earlier in the week. Wakefield authored the debunked study linking the MMR vaccine to autism.
“I apologise to Dr Nicholl for the comparison with Dr Wakefield. I have the utmost respect for all of the countrys hardworking medical professionals and the work they do in caring for the people of this country,” Rees-Mogg said in a statement late Thursday evening followinRead More – Source
