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The Latest Breaking News on Andrew Bridgen threatens to sue Matt Hancock over Covid vaccine comments row

Andrew Bridgen threatens to sue Matt Hancock over Covid vaccine comments row

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen was stripped of the Tory whip after he appeared to compare the effects of coronavirus jabs to the Holocaust

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Taxpayers face huge bill for Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees

Fees could rise further as inquiry into whether then prime minister misled parliament goes on

The Independent UK

Government’s bill for Boris Johnson’s partygate legal advice rises to £222,000

A senior civil servant said the figure was not a limit and could rise again as the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament continues.

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'We were right in 2014': Nicola Sturgeon takes jab at Gordon Brown amid NHS row

THE SNP in 2014 were “right” to be concerned about Tory intentions to privatise the NHS – despite Gordon Brown claiming it was “baseless…

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Nicola Sturgeon says Gordon Brown was warned of NHS privatisation threat before 2014 independence referendum

Brown warned senior Tories were "testing the water for a different kind of NHS" which could see the public charged for some services.

Daily Record

Gordon Brown warns of Tories ‘testing the water’ for two-tier healthcare

Sajid Javid idea to charge patients would undermine NHS and fail to tackle entrenched poverty, says former Labour prime minister

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'Boris Johnson's plan to get back to No10 is unlikely - Britain needs stability'

Columnist Keir Mudie says that for all the rumours flying around about a big political comeback for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he doesn't pose a threat to Rishi Sunak - for now

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Former Tory whip says Andrew Bridgen suspension ‘frighteningly totalitarian’

A FORMER Tory whip has criticised the decision to suspend Andrew Bridgen after he appeared to compare the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the Holocaust.

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Former Tory whip says Andrew Bridgen suspension ‘frighteningly totalitarian’

Mr Bridgen was stripped of the Conservative whip after appearing to compare the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the Holocaust.

The Independent UK

You can’t stop the likes of Bridgen and Tate saying dangerous things – but you can take away their soapboxes

It’s time to look again at the UK’s watered-down online safety bill: this problem is too big for democracies to ignore, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

Andrew Bridgen apologised for any offence caused after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

Evening Standard

Andrew Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

MP says his tweet was ‘in no way antisemitic’ – but says sorry for ‘any offence caused’

The Independent UK

Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

Andrew Bridgen apologised for any offence caused after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson staff ‘had sex at No 10 lockdown party’

One couple said to have emerged from dark room ‘flustered’ at party on eve of Philip’s funeral

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Sunak vows to tackle NHS backlogs and illegal migration in party broadcast

The Prime Minister reiterated some of the priorities announced in his new year’s speech.

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Boris Johnson’s Partygate quip is ‘final nail in his comeback coffin’, say Tory MPs

Tory MPs said the former prime minister’s alleged remarks make it more likely that he will be found to have misled parliament at the Partygate inquiry

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MP Andrew Bridgen ‘bombarded’ cabinet ministers with anti-vax messages

Exclusive: Mr Bridgen said he had been messaging government ministers following his Covid tweet

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Tory MP Andrew Bridgen loses whip over ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claims

Bridgen likely to be permanently cast out from party after tweet comparing immunisation to Holocaust

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UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker for vaccine misinformation

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines

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UK politician suspended for comparing COVID-19 shots to Holocaust

MP Andrew Bridgen said the rollout of the vaccines was the ‘biggest crime against humanity’ since WWII-era genocide.

The Independent UK

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

Andrew Bridgen claimed a medic had told him the vaccines were ‘the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust’.

Nottingham Post

Rishi Sunak finally admits he uses private healthcare at PMQs

But Prime Minister says that he is registered with an NHS GP after refusing to answer the question for some time

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says he is registered with NHS GP but has previously used private healthcare

Rishi Sunak has told MPs he is registered with an NHS GP, but admitted using private healthcare.

The Independent UK

Sunak admits he has used ‘independent’ healthcare but is registered with NHS GP

Rishi Sunak has faced repeated questions about whether he uses private health providers rather than the NHS.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak finally admits using private healthcare - and says he's now got an NHS GP

The Prime Minister made the confession as he was grilled in a fiery first PMQs clash of the new year - where Keir Starmer said 'his response to the greatest crisis in the history of the NHS is to threaten to sack our nurses'

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