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Seren Morris and Beril Naz Hassan

Who is Andrew Bridgen? Ex-Tory MP to sue Matt Hancock

Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who recently joined Laurence Fox’s The Reclaim Party, is set to sue Matt Hancock over the Covid vaccine row.

Mr Bridgen, who has been the MP for North West Leicestershire since 2010,  had lost the whip in January and was permanently expelled from the Conservative Party on April 12 for comparing the Covid vaccination rollout to the Holocaust.

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