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Matt Hancock fails bid to throw out Andrew Bridgen antisemitism claim

Summary by Ground News

Andrew Bridgen wants to "clear his name" after Matt Hancock allegedly accused him of antisemitism in a "malicious" social media post. The January 2023 tweet followed Mr Bridgen, a former Tory MP who now sits as an independent, posting a comment about COVID-19 vaccines. Mr Hancock wrote on Twitter that "disgusting and dangerous antisemitic, anti-vax,anti-scientific conspiracy theories spouted by a sitting MP this morning"

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BBC News

Matt Hancock fails bid to throw out Andrew Bridgen antisemitism claim

Independent MP Andrew Bridgen says the former health secretary accused him of being antisemitic.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Hancock loses bid to have Bridgen libel claim thrown out of High Court

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has lost a bid to have a libel claim brought against him by MP Andrew Bridgen thrown out by a High Court judge.

1 month ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Matt Hancock loses bid to have Andrew Bridgen's libel claim thrown out of High Court

The former health secretary is being sued by independent MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen over a social media post

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Matt Hancock loses bid to have libel claim thrown out of high court

A judge "struck out" certain parts of Andrew Bridgen's case against Matt Hancock but did not dismiss the whole claim, instead giving him the opportunity to make amendments and "remedy the deficiencies".

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Matt Hancock Loses Bid to Have Andrew Bridgen’s Libel Case Dismissed

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has lost his bid to have a libel claim brought against him by MP Andrew Bridgen dismissed. Mr. Bridgen is seeking to “clear his name” after he was allegedly accused of anti-Semitism in a “malicious” social media post by his former Conservative Party colleague Mr. Hancock, who he claims has “a motive to discredit” him. Mr. Bridgen, the MP for North West Leicestershire, welcomed the judgment, saying it would “a…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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