Andrew Bridgen MP

North West Leicestershire

Andrew Bridgen is the Independent MP for North West Leicestershire, and has been an MP continuously since 6 May 2010.

https://twitter.com/ABridgen
andrew.bridgen.mp@parliament.uk

Register of Interests

1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project), 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD, for political consultancy/advice:
24 May 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
14 June 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
18 July 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
9 August 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
15 September 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
12 August 2023, received £500 from PPPromo, [private address], for a speech on 31 July 2023. Hours: 3 hrs.
Payments from the Reclaim Party, 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD, for political consultancy/advice:
14 November 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
11 December 2023, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Jeremy Hosking Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 interest-free loan to cover accommodation costs of my constituency home Date received: 23 August 2022 Date accepted: 23 August 2022 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In relation to a legal matter, media support and speech writing provide by the Bad Law Project, value £800 Date received: 17-31 January 2023 Date accepted: 17 January 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In relation to a legal matter, social media strategy provided by the Bad Law Project, value £500 Date received: 17-31 January 2023 Date accepted: 17 January 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In relation to a legal matter, legal consultancy provided by the Bad Law Project, value £6,000 Date received: 18-23 January 2023 Date accepted: 23 January 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In relation to a legal matter, £602.36 to cover the cost of meetings, lunches, dinners and counselling between 13 January and 8 February 2023. (£45, £70.13 and £39.15 on 13 January 2023; £14.28 and £31.90 on 17 January 2023; £184.65 on 18 January 2023; £124.90 on 1 February 2023; and £92.35 on 8 February 2023) Date received: 13 January - 8 February 2023 Date accepted: 13 January - 8 February 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Lunch for me and three members of my staff, value £172.15 Date received: 10 May 2023 Date accepted: 10 May 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,750 paid to me to cover court costs relating to an ongoing legal matter Date received: 8 June 2023 Date accepted: 8 June 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Reclaim the Media Limited (trading as the Bad Law Project) Address of donor: 32 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £569 paid to me to cover court costs relating to an ongoing legal matter Date received: 8 June 2023 Date accepted: 8 June 2023 Donor status: company, registration 13562398
Name of donor: Jeremy Hosking Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £18,600 interest-free loan to cover accommodation costs of my constituency home Date received: 25 August 2023 Date accepted: 25 August 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Barry Carroll Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £530 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 10 May 2023 Date accepted: 10 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Stephen Harker Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,060 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 10 May 2023 Date accepted: 10 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Jane Glynn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £531 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 11 May 2023 Date accepted: 11 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Swee Lip Quek Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £319 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 11 May 2023 Date accepted: 11 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Stephen StQuinton Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £500 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 16 May 2023 Date accepted: 16 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Dominic Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £530 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023. This donation was returned to the donor on 19 September 2023. Date received: 10 May 2023 Date accepted: 10 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Philip Cunningham Address of donor: not provided Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £955 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023. This donation was returned to the donor on 10 July 2023. Date received: 11 May 2023 Date accepted: 11 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Kirstie Wainwright Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of a reception in Parliament, value £5,255 Date received: 13 October 2023 Date accepted: 13 October 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Kirstie Wainwright Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Post reception dinner, value £320 Date received: 13 October 2023 Date accepted: 13 October 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Jeremy Hosking Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Legal services provided in relation to a civil case, the costs of which will be repaid to the donor on an interest-free basis, value £4,470,576.42 Date received: 12 October 2020 - 18 December 2023 Date accepted: 12 October 2020 Donor status: individual
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Children's Health Defense Europe and Binders Initiative Address of donor: Postboks 3207 Krossen, 4398 Sandnes, Norway Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Boat trip (£55) and accommodation (£186), plus reimbursement on 10 May 2023 for flights (£320) and other travel costs (£51), total value £612 Destination of visit: Stavenger, Norway Dates of visit: 14-16 April 2023 Purpose of visit: To speak at the Spotlight Conference.
Name of donor: European Parliament Address of donor: Rue Wiertz 60, B-1047 Brussels, Belgium Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £418.82 received on 12 September as reimbursement for travel costs and accommodation Destination of visit: Brussels Dates of visit: 4-5 July 2023 Purpose of visit: Guest speaker (panellist) at a public debate, entitled 'European Public Health and Cooperation' on the 4 July 2023.
Name of donor: The Danish Freedom Movement Address of donor: FBF2020, Hindegade 6, 1303 Copenhagen K, Denmark Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation, value £555.07 Destination of visit: Copenhagen, Denmark Dates of visit: 1-3 September 2023 Purpose of visit: To speak at the Facts Matter conference.
Name of donor: The Doctors’ Appeal Address of donor: Läkaruppropet ideal förening, c/o Grycksbovägen 46, Enskede, 12247 Sweden Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for four nights (£384), food (£116), flights (£383) and other travel costs (£68), total approx. value £951 Destination of visit: Sweden Dates of visit: 28 September - 2 October 2023 Purpose of visit: To participate and speak at the On Guard for the Liberty of Mankind conference.
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: Andrew Roberts Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £530 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 10 May 2023 Date accepted: 10 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Rosemary Southwood Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £421.98 to the defamation action crowdfund registered under Category 8 on 12 June 2023 Date received: 13 May 2023 Date accepted: 13 May 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Steven Kirsch Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 towards the costs of an event I hosted in Parliament on 4 December 2023. This was used to pay towards travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for speakers and their partners. Date received: 7 December 2023 Date accepted: 7 December 2023 Donor status: individual
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
AB Produce PLC; processing and distribution of fresh vegetables.
AB Produce Trading Ltd; holding company.
Bridgen Investments Ltd; investment company, investing in shares, property, building projects.
From 6 February 2017, AB Farms Ltd; potato production and storage.
8. Miscellaneous
From 12 May 2023, crowdfunding support for a defamation action. Crowdfunder website is Democracy 3.0. The fund is valued at £87,080 of 31 May 2023, with a total of £4,319 drawn down for court fees to date.