[Jimbuna]

I'm not sure this guy can make up his mind what he actually supports and believes in.

Perhaps he should ask his constituents who he was elected to represent.

Andrew Bridgen: Ex-Tory MP quits Reclaim Party after seven months

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has quit the Reclaim Party seven months after joining it.

He became the party's sole MP in May, after being expelled by the Tories for comparing the side effects of Covid vaccines to the Holocaust.

But in a statement, he said he had now decided to leave over a "difference in the direction of the party".

He added that he still supported Reclaim's "policies and values".

"I need to make a very important decision with a general election pending in the first half of next year," he added.

Laurence Fox, the actor who set up Reclaim in 2020, said the party wished 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's campaign fund," he added.

In a press release, the party added they remained "aligned" in numerous policy areas but "feel they are better positioned to pursue their objectives independently".

Reclaim, which has put campaigning against "woke" policies in public institutions a key part of its platform, has said it plans to field candidates at next year's general election.

Mr Bridgen's decision to leave the party does not automatically trigger a by-election, and he will now sit as an independent MP.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67770990