- Matt Hancock, the former Conservative health secretary, is being sued for libel by Andrew Bridgen, a former MP, over a social media post from January 2023.
- Mr Hancock is challenging a High Court ruling that allowed Mr Bridgen's libel claim to proceed to trial, arguing the case "should never have been brought."
- The dispute centres on a tweet by Mr Hancock, which described Mr Bridgen's comments about Covid vaccines as "disgusting and dangerous antisemitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific conspiracy theories."
- Mr Hancock's legal team asserts his opinion was honest and expresses concern the case could be used to attack the Covid-19 vaccination scheme.
- Mr Bridgen's representative argues that Mr Hancock's tweet was not antisemitic, given the context, and that Mr Hancock is attempting to avoid this conclusion.
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