Lee Anderson joins Reform UK
The move has been described as a devastating blow for Rishi Sunak, who is seeking to quell the threat of a far-right insurgency.
The move has been described as a devastating blow for Rishi Sunak, who is seeking to quell the threat of a far-right insurgency.
It comes amid speculation that ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson could join the right-wing populist party.
Shadow Commons Leader Lucy Powell had called on her opposite number to agree that Mr Anderson had used racist and Islamophobic language.
The ex-deputy Tory chair launched a fresh attack on the London Mayor after unleashing an Islamophobia row with earlier comments.
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.
The former prime minister told the Popular Conservatism launch event that ordinary Britons thought ‘the wokery that’s going on is nonsense’.
Speaking to The Telegraph he should have been "brave" and sided with Rishi Sunak instead of abstaining.
The former deputy Tory Party chairman said he joined the 'no' lobby but couldn't go through with it after some "micky taking" from Labour MPs.
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