with Leave.EU and Grassroots Out. During this time, he supervised the production of leaflets, posters and other campaign materials as well as organising their distribution to the public in the run-up to the 2016 European Union membership referendum. He finally became an MEP for the East Midlands on 29 June 2017, replacing Andrew Lewer after Lewer was elected to the House of Commons. Matthews was not elected in the 2019 European Parliament election. He reportedly believed at one time that the Treaty of Lisbon could have enabled the European Commission to invade Britain were the country ever to attempt to leave the European Union, or have enabled the Commission to request a German panzer (tank) division be sent to London were the situation to warrant it. Matthews was elected in 2021 as Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner for the Conservative Party, succeeding the incumbent, The Lord Bach, who was stepping down. Selected bibliography Monster Mysteries with Bernard Long (Hove, England: Wayland, 1988 ) The First Settlements with Bernard Long (Hove, England: Wayland, 1990 ) Alien Encounters (Chartwell Books, Inc., 2009 ) References External links RupertMatthews.org.uk Profile at European Parliament website Rupert Matthews | Conservative Home 1961 births Living people People from Epsom and Ewell (district) English science fiction writers English writers on paranormal topics Paranormal investigators Conservative Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 2014–2019