Andrew Bridgen has sent a legal letter to Matt Hancock over a Twitter message in which the former health secretary accused him of spouting 'antisemitic, conspiracy theories'.
A former Tory MP who compared the COVID vaccine rollout to the Holocaust has threatened to sue Matt Hancock for saying his comments were"antisemitic".earlier this month after tweeting:"As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust."
Mr Hancock, the former health secretary, said in the House of Commons that the statement was a"disgusting. antisemitic, anti-vax conspiracy".He later echoed the statement on Twitter, which is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Mr Bridgen warned Mr Hancock to delete the tweet, posting on 13 January:"He has still not removed his defamatory tweet falsely alleging that I am antisemitic. I will allow Matt three days to apologise publicly for calling me an antisemite and racist or he will be contacted by my legal team."
The MP for North West Leicestershire confirmed on Thursday that he has now sent Mr Hancock a legal letter before action"regarding defamation", with the Telegraph reporting Mr Bridgen is seeking £100,000 from Mr Hancock.Holocaust survivor Martin Stern says Andrew Bridgen 'failed in his duty' A spokesman for Mr Hancock said:"What Matt said was obviously not libellous and he stands by his comments.
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