He was answering MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions when challenged on the issue by Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy.
SNP MP Martin Day argued that an inquiry had been set up into the handling of the pandemic - and that Brexit's impact would likely be even bigger.
“Be careful what you share on social media", Full Fact said after several misleading claims about the alert went viral.
The representative for North West Leicestershire had already lost the party whip and was sitting in the Commons as an independent.
"You make selective comments based on a partial understanding of the law"
"You're drawing attention to things that don't actually impact people's lives", the political commentator said.
"By shunning closer border ties, we opted to line up in the slow queue when heading for Europe."
The pair clashed over the government's illegal migration bill, which is currently making its way through parliament.
Inflation remains the public’s number one concern, but worries about the NHS, housing and education increased in April.
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