{"id":122632,"date":"2023-12-20T06:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T06:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122632"},"modified":"2023-12-20T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T06:39:05","slug":"the-party-is-over-for-andrew-bridgen-as-he-splits-with-laurence-foxs-reclaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/the-party-is-over-for-andrew-bridgen-as-he-splits-with-laurence-foxs-reclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"The party is over for Andrew Bridgen as he splits with Laurence Fox’s Reclaim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laurence Fox removes Palestine flag from London monument<\/h3>\n

Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen is parting ways with the Reclaim Party just six months after he joined.<\/p>\n

Reclaim leader Laurence Fox, who founded the party after being cancelled as an actor, confirmed in a joint statement with the North West Leicestershire MP that their partnership has come to an end.<\/p>\n

Mr Bridgen joined Reclaim after he was expelled from the Tories for quoting Jewish academics who claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines could be the worst crime against humanity since the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

He was accused of “anti-Semitism” which led to his expulsion despite being supported by more than 30 Israeli and Jewish academics in a letter of support.<\/p>\n

Mr Fox and Reclaim took the opportunity to get their first MP in Parliament and agreed to support his efforts to get reelected.<\/p>\n

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But in a statement issued this morning, the MP and party confirmed they were separating.<\/p>\n

Mr Fox said: \u201cIt has been a pleasure working with Andrew. He is a man of great bravery and we remain hugely supportive of his campaigning on a number of issues.<\/p>\n

“He rightly sees his role to raise issues of concern to his constituents. There are too few in parliament prepared to do that.<\/p>\n

“He has been an excellent constituency MP and we wish him every success in his bid for re-election in North West Leicestershire. As a reflection of that support, we have made a considerable donation to Andrew\u2019s campaign fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Bridgen said: \u201cI would like to personally thank Laurence and Reclaim for all their help and support over the last 9 months.<\/p>\n

“The issue of free speech is the essential pillar of our democracy. Reclaim will continue to lead that fight and I wish them well for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Mr Bridgen has largely focussed on raising questions about the COVID-19 vaccine programme, Mr Fox and Reclaim have wanted to concentrate more on cancel culture and tackling woke issues.<\/p>\n