Andrew Bridgen
British politician (born 1964)
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Andrew James Bridgen is a British politician and businessman who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire since 2010. He was a member of the Conservative Party until his expulsion in April 2023, having had the whip suspended in January after criticising the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and claiming that an Israeli cardiologist told him it constitutes "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust". He joined the Reclaim Party in May 2023 but resigned from the party in December 2023.
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Andrew Bridgen libelled to 'devastating extent' by Matt Hancock, High Court toldMatt Hancock libelled parliamentary candidate Andrew Bridgen to a "devastating extent" when he accused him of antisemitism, the High Court has heard.Sky News - Published | |
Andrew Bridgen reports fellow MP after being 'slapped on back of head and called b******'Andrew Bridgen has demanded an apology from a fellow MP after he allegedly slapped him on the back of the head and called him a "b******".Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Tory MP sues Matt Hancock over COVID vaccine row Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has launched legal action against Matt Hancock after joining actor Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party.Sky News - Published | |
MP kicked out of Tory party after comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust Andrew Bridgen has been kicked out of the Conservative Party after comparing COVID vaccines to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published | |
Tory MP who lost whip after comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust defends remarks Andrew Bridgen has insisted his comments comparing the COVID vaccine roll-out to the Holocaust were in "no way anti-Semitic" in his first statement since losing the Conservative whip.Sky News - Published | |
What does it mean for MPs to 'lose the whip' in Parliament? Andrew Bridgen has become the latest MP in the Commons to lose the whip after he compared the roll-out of COVID vaccines to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published | |
MP Andrew Bridgen has Tory whip removed after remarks on COVID vaccines and HolocaustProminent backbench MP Andrew Bridgen is no longer part of the group of Conservatives in parliament after he compared the COVID vaccine to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published |
