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Who is Andrew Bridgen? The MP who lost the Tory whip over Covid vaccine claims

MP ANDREW Bridgen has lost the Conservative Party whip after having “crossed a line” in his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine, Chief Whip…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2023

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen has whip removed for spreading Covid misinformation

TORY MP Andrew Bridgen has had the whip suspended by the Conservative Party for spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccine, chief whip says.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2023

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen loses whip for 'crossing the line' with Covid vaccine tweet

The Tories' chief whip Simon Hart said the MP had caused 'great offence', adding: 'The vaccine is the best defence against Covid that we have. Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives.'

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen suspended from Commons for five days

The suspension of the North West Leicestershire MP was agreed in the Commons unopposed.

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen suspended from Parliament over lobbying breach - for 5 days

MPs approved a suspension for Andrew Bridgen after a standards body blasted his "careless and cavalier attitude" to the rules. But the punishment is not severe enough to trigger a by-election

Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023

Andrew Bridgen: Tory MP facing five-day Commons suspension over ‘significant’ rule breaches this week

Andrew Bridgen faces suspension from January 10 for breaking lobbying rules and a ‘completely unacceptable attack’ on the integrity of the Standards Commissioner

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

Tory MP condemns colleague's 'nonsense' claims about Covid vaccines

A TORY MP has been accused of spreading “nonsense” about the Covid vaccine by a senior Conservative colleague.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 4, 2023

British Heart Foundation dismisses Tory MP’s Covid ‘cover-up’ vaccine claim

The British Heart Foundation has rejected a Tory MP’s claims that a senior member of its team was “covering up” negative data on Covid vaccines.

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2022

Tory MP's Covid vaccine conspiracy claims against British Heart Foundation dismissed

A CONSERVATIVE MP has been challenged by one of the UK’s leading health charities over his claims it is involved in a cover-up over Covid vaccines.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2022

Tory MP suspended from parliament for breaching lobbying rules

The MP for North West Leicestershire had his appeal from the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) dismissed "on all grounds".

Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022