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'''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>

'''Lee Anderson''', born January 1967, is a British [[Euroskeptic]] politician, who has served as the [[Tory Party]] MP for Ashfield in [[Nottinghamshire]] since 2019. Anderson has also been a host on UK [[conservative]]-leaning TV channel [[GB News]] since 2023.<ref name="tgraphgbnews">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/03/22/lee-anderson-paid-100k-year-host-gb-news-show/  Lee Anderson to be paid £100k a year to host GB News show]</ref> 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>

Anderson was born in Ashfield, a working-class [[coal mining]] town in Nottinghamshire in England. Anderson himself is a former miner. For his working-class background, Anderson has been the subject of classist bullying by hypocrites on the left.<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-snobbery-of-lee-andersons-critics/ The snobbery of Lee Anderson’s critics]</ref>

Anderson was born in Ashfield, a working-class [[coal mining]] town in Nottinghamshire in England. Anderson himself is a former miner. For his working-class background, Anderson has been the subject of classist bullying by hypocrites on the left.<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-snobbery-of-lee-andersons-critics/ The snobbery of Lee Anderson’s critics]</ref>