The husband of a British Politician is under for claiming the COVID-19 pandemic is likely an "outbreak of mental illness".
Sandy McFadzean, who is married to the Conservative MP for Norwich North Chloe Smith, made the claims after attending a protest against lockdown restrictions.
He joined thousands gathered in London for the Unite for Freedom march calling for social distancing, contact tracing, vaccinations, and the use of face masks to end, Metro News reported.
McFadzean, who is a vice-president of investment bank Credit Suisse, took to Twitter this week claiming: "COVID-19 is most likely an outbreak of mental illness".
"[The] Government needs to be clear. Either there is a killer virus on the loose or there isn't. (Spoiler alert: There isn't)."
McFadzean also retweeted posts on Twitter calling the British government "tyrants" and "global puppets".
The Eastern Daily Press reported McFadzean's account was deleted on Wednesday after they contacted him for a comment.
Smith told the newspaper she takes "a different view" to her husband, but "everyone's entitled to their own view, and to debate".
A British Labour councillor Natasha Harpley called the comments "embarrassing".
"What an insult to the thousands who have died and those experiencing actual mental ill-health.
"I hope his ignorance hasn’t compromised the health of both her and those she meets whilst carrying out MP duties."
In a tweet, she called McFadzean a "conspiracy theorist who flouts government guidelines".
"If he is ignoring public health guidelines and attending large scale, non distanced demos and then returning to the family home, he is putting her health at risk and likewise the health of people they both come into contact with. That's a compromising position for an MP to be in."
Labour's Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, also commented on the incident.
"There’s absolutely no way I'd hold anyone responsible for the views of their partner. However, if my partner was spouting forth COVID conspiracy, anti-vaccination nonsense, it is very likely the subject might come up for discussion at some point over tea."
The United Kingdom has recorded over 342,686 cases of coronavirus and 41,000 people have died.
