Andrew Bridgen: podcast appearances and interviews

Andrew James Bridgen, born on October 28, 1964, is a British former politician who served as the Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire from 2010 until 2024. During his parliamentary career, he was affiliated with the Conservative Party until his suspension in January 2023 and subsequent expulsion in April 2023. Bridgen gained attention for his criticism of the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, publicly claiming that a cardiologist described the vaccines as the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust. Following his expulsion from the Conservative Party, he joined the Reclaim Party in May 2023 but resigned from it in December of the same year, after which he sat as an independent MP. Bridgen also supported efforts to remove several Conservative prime ministers from office and was a supporter of Brexit. In January 2023, he was suspended from the House of Commons for five days after a vote supported the recommendations of the Commons Select Committee on Standards, which found that he had repeatedly breached rules related to paid lobbying and declaring interests, and that he tried to pressure the lobbying commissioner investigating him. At the end of his parliamentary term, Bridgen declared his intention to run as an independent candidate for his constituency in the 2024 general election, in which he lost his seat and deposit.