Tory candidate suspended amid probe into ‘anti-Muslim language’
The party said it is withdrawing support for Flora Scarabello, who was to stand in Glasgow Central.
The party said it is withdrawing support for Flora Scarabello, who was to stand in Glasgow Central.
The Tory peer said Boris Johnson’s islamophobic words led to Muslim women suffering increased attacks.
The former prime minister said he would still vote Labour but could understand why people might vote for Liberal Democrat candidates.
The former prime minister will deliver a speech on Monday.
"These people, who have to live somewhere, let’s have them in a tent, in the middle of a field.... picking potatoes or any other seasonal vegetables"
Yorkshire and the Humber MEP Magid Magid urged the party to “do the right thing” as time is running out and attacked the Lib Dems for splitting the opposition so “aggressively”, adding "It’s almost like they are more concerned with stopping Corbyn than stopping Brexit.
MP Ross Thomson, who led Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party leadership campaign north of the border, insisted claims by Paul Sweeney were “false”.
Nigel Farage, Ann Widdecombe and other party figures had been denouncing the Conservative Government’s Withdrawal Deal in scathing terms.
The MP for Cities of London and Westminster said: 'I still believe in my heart that the UK would be better served by remaining in or very closely aligned to the EU'
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