Updated: 4 Apr 2021, 15:14
A SCOTS election candidate has sparked fury after suggesting gay marriage caused coronavirus.
Covidiot Peter Tait, an Independent candidate standing in Shetland, said the deadly bug - which has so far claimed almost 127,000 lives in the UK - is possibly related to same-sex weddings.
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Peter Tait, who is standing for election in Shetland, says he believes there s a possibility gay marriage caused Covid
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The Independent candidate made the jaw-dropping claim that he believes the deadly bug is possibly related to same-sex weddings.Credit: Alamy
The retired mussel farmer claims his position relates to his religious beliefs.
And he said: “I’m representing as best I can things that God would want me to represent.
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Updated: 1 Apr 2021, 12:57
A CANDIDATE in the upcoming Scottish election believes Covid is possibly related to gay marriage.
Independent candidate Peter Tait will stand in Shetland for the May vote, with a controversial stance on same-sex marriage.
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Peter Tait claims Covid is possibly related to gay marriageCredit: Getty Images - Getty
The retired mussel farmer claims his position relates to his religious beliefs, and added: “I’m representing as best I can things that God would want me to represent”.
He said that he would be standing against gay marriage for the Shetland MSP seat, and said in his view “Covid is possibly related to it”, reports the Shetland Times.
A NUMBER of local candidates contesting the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election have condemned comments made by independent candidate Peter Tait who is standing on the single issue of opposing same-sex marriage. Tait’s candidacy became public knowledge on Wednesday after.
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