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| − | '''Lee Anderson''', born January 1967, is a British politician, who has served as the [[Tory Party]] MP for Ashfield since 2019. In February 2024, Anderson was suspended from the Tory Party after stating that [[Sadiq Khan]], the far-left London mayor known for his links to [[Radical Islam|Muslim extremism]], was "controlled by Islamists".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/24/tories-suspend-lee-anderson-mp-for-claiming-sadiq-khan-controlled-by-islamists/ Conservative Party Suspends Lee Anderson MP After Claiming Sadiq Khan Controlled by ‘Islamists’]</ref> | + | '''Lee Anderson''', born January 1967, is a British [[Euroskeptic]] politician, who has served as the [[Tory Party]] MP for Ashfield in [[Nottinghamshire]] since 2019. In February 2024, Anderson was suspended from the Tory Party after stating that [[Sadiq Khan]], the far-left London mayor known for his links to [[Radical Islam|Muslim extremism]], was "controlled by Islamists".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/24/tories-suspend-lee-anderson-mp-for-claiming-sadiq-khan-controlled-by-islamists/ Conservative Party Suspends Lee Anderson MP After Claiming Sadiq Khan Controlled by ‘Islamists’]</ref> |
| + | == History == | ||
| + | In February 2024, Lee Anderson was suspended from the Tory, or "Conservative", Party by undemocratically chosen centre-left Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after the Labour Party wrote to Tory chairman Ric Holden, accusing Anderson of "[[Islamophobia]]". This came after Anderson had stated that London, under the mayorship of far-left radical Islam sympathiser [[Sadiq Khan]], was being "run by Islamists". | ||
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| + | The suspension was met with criticism by many conservatives and those on the right of the Tory Party. Nigel Farage suggested that Anderson should join [[Brexit Party|Reform UK]] instead.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1870400/nigel-farage-lee-anderson-suspended-reform Nigel Farage calls on 'cancelled' Lee Anderson to join Reform and destroy the Tories]</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 10:04, February 26, 2024
Lee Anderson, born January 1967, is a British Euroskeptic politician, who has served as the Tory Party MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire since 2019. In February 2024, Anderson was suspended from the Tory Party after stating that Sadiq Khan, the far-left London mayor known for his links to Muslim extremism, was "controlled by Islamists".[1]
History
In February 2024, Lee Anderson was suspended from the Tory, or "Conservative", Party by undemocratically chosen centre-left Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after the Labour Party wrote to Tory chairman Ric Holden, accusing Anderson of "Islamophobia". This came after Anderson had stated that London, under the mayorship of far-left radical Islam sympathiser Sadiq Khan, was being "run by Islamists".
The suspension was met with criticism by many conservatives and those on the right of the Tory Party. Nigel Farage suggested that Anderson should join Reform UK instead.[2]