A Tory MP who said it would be "immoral and illiterate" for Brits to take in more Ukrainian refugees has deleted his Twitter account.
Daniel Kawczynski on Monday claimed the social media platform was "not for me" and insisted the platform was allowing a "huge amount of denigration and disinformation" to spread.
The MP for Shrewsbury had used Twitter for eight years, and only decided to delete his account days after his comments on refugees sparked huge backlash.
Last week, Mr Kawczynski claimed it was "British left-wing parties" making "illiterate and immoral" demands for Britain to widen its humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis.
But Simon Hoare, chairman of the Commons Northern Ireland Committee, hit back and told Mr Kawczynski he does "not speak for the Tory Party".
Mr Hoare said: "What utterly risible, illiterate, immoral and offensive bile. Haven't you heard what Boris Johnson has been saying?
Mr Kawczynski told his local newspaper the Shropshire Star: "Careful press releases and the recording of Parliamentary debates is sufficient as I do not have confidence in Twitter."
The row erupted hours before Home Secretary Priti Patel bowed to pressure and confirmed people fleeing Ukraine will be able to apply online from wherever they are and will be able to give their biometrics once in Britain.
More than 2.1 million people have fled Ukraine according to UN estimates, and the UK has just granted 957 visas.
Against this backdrop, Mr Kawczynski tweeted: "British Left wing parties demand Britain takes in more Ukrainian refugees. This is illiterate and immoral.
"When war is over Ukrainians will need to return home to rebuild their country.
"We should be supporting Ukrainian refugees in frontline states like Poland & Romania."
He has since claimed the post was misinterpreted.
