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Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments

Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

Lee Anderson has been stripped of the Conservative whip after claiming Sadiq Khan had “given our capital away” to Islamists.

His comments to GB News on Friday night caused widespread outrage from his Tory colleagues and Labour MPs, with Khan, the London mayor, calling them “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrageLee Anderson has been stripped of the Conservative whip after claiming Sadiq Khan had “given our capital away” to Islamists.His comments to GB News on Friday night caused widespread outrage from his Tory colleagues and Labour MPs, with Khan, the London mayor, calling them “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”. Continue reading…