Judge dismisses Matt Hancock’s request and orders him to pay Andrew Bridgen £18,000 Legal Former ex-health minister Matt Hancock MP is set to head to trial against former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen after a judge dismisses his strike-out application
Court told that Matt Hancock’s tweet did not name Andrew Bridgen in ongoing libel battle Legal Andrew Bridgen’s claim of libel from a tweet issued by Matt Hancock “fails to set out” any evidence that the tweet was about him, a court was told. The expelled former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen launched legal action against the ex-health minister and current independent MP, Matt Hancock last year. Bridgen had the whip removed [...]