Lee Anderson suspended by Tories – will he defect to Reform?
Where does Lee Anderson's political future lie? After he had the whip suspended on Saturday, some feel a defection is on the cards.
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.
"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.
The Tory MP has been community noted too, just add insult to injury!
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