Andrew Bridgen becomes first Reclaim MP after expulsion from Tories

Leicestershire MP was kicked out by Conservatives for comparing Covid vaccines to Holocaust

The MP Andrew Bridgen has announced he is joining Laurence Fox’s Reclaim party after being kicked out of the Conservative party for comparing Covid vaccines to the Holocaust.

The member for North West Leicestershire announced the move, which makes him Reclaim’s first MP, at an event on Wednesday morning where he said he had felt like a prisoner while following the Tory whip.