Authorities in France have opened an inquiry into an alleged Nazi-themed stag party attended by a British politician.
No suspect is so far targeted in the probe into allegations of incitement to racism and apology for war crimes, said Albertville state prosecutor Patrick Quincy.
British news reports have featured photos and amateur video of Conservative MP Aidan Burley next to a man dressed in a Nazi SS uniform and among guests who toasted the Third Reich at the party in a restaurant in Val Thorens in the French Alps.
Burley lost his job as a parliamentary aide last month, and has apologised. Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an investigation into his behaviour.
In Britain, a member of the opposition Labour Party urged Cameron to 'remove the whip' from Burley while the French investigation is under way. Removing the whip would mean he would have no prospect of promotion and would no longer be sent advice or instructions from whips - or politicians who act as party organisers - on how to vote.
'The French authorities are clearly taking the disgraceful events at the stag party in which Mr Burley was involved very seriously and it is about time that David Cameron and the Conservative Party did the same,' Labour MP Ian Austin said.
France has strict laws aimed at curbing anti-Semitic and racist speech.
