Sunak facing calls to address Lee Anderson’s remarks amid Islamophobia storm
The former deputy chairman lost the Conservative whip after failing to apologise for claiming ‘Islamists’ had ‘got control’ of Sadiq Khan.
The former deputy chairman lost the Conservative whip after failing to apologise for claiming ‘Islamists’ had ‘got control’ of Sadiq Khan.
Where does Lee Anderson's political future lie? After he had the whip suspended on Saturday, some feel a defection is on the cards.
"I'm pretty sure that coal 100 million years ago was trees and plants," Anderson said.
Speaking to The Telegraph he should have been "brave" and sided with Rishi Sunak instead of abstaining.
"I was going to vote no. The Labour lot were all giggling and laughing and taking the mick..."
Labour has a 14-point lead over the Conservatives, the first poll of 2024 shows. It spells bad news for the Party's deputy chairman.
The Prime Minister faces crunch Commons votes this week, and he'll have to do it without the support of the deputy party chairman.
Prices are still going up, and if the government was so good at controlling inflation, why did they let it hit 11.1 per cent in the first place?
The deputy Tory Party chair said he will move to the remote islands if the UK decides to rejoin the European Union.
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