
Andrew Bridgen calls on the Government to ensure that the newly-announced comprehensive review of the Gambling Act includes an assessment into whether the Gambling Commission itself is fit for purpose, or whether it needs to be replaced by a stronger regulator.

Andrew Bridgen commends efforts by Government and the people of Leicester to supress the virus in the city, but questions the level of support and co-operation received from the Leicester Mayor and city council.

Speaking in a debate on the review of convictions relating to Post Office Horizon scandal which saw sub-postmasters blamed, and in some cases convicted and jailed, for accounting errors caused by defects in the Horizon IT platform, Andrew Bridgen recounts evidence that the Post Office and Fujitsu could access a real-time data of an individual Post Office branch Horizon accounts system which contradicts evidence given in court and shows that the convictions are unsafe and should be quashed.