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Lee Anderson suspended from Tory Party after 'Islamists' comments

  • Tory MP Lee Anderson had his Conservative whip suspended for refusing to apologize for claiming London Mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by "Islamists".
  • Anderson's comment was criticized by the Muslim Council of Britain as "disgusting" and caused pressure on the Conservative party to act against racism and Islamophobia.
  • The Prime Minister faced mounting pressure to address the situation, with criticism from senior Conservatives and calls for action against Anderson's remarks.
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Lee Anderson: MP suspended from Tory party over 'Islamists' comments

The party suspends Lee Anderson over claims "Islamists" had "got control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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The IndependentThe Independent

Lee Anderson suspended from Tory party after racist Sadiq Khan rant

Sadiq Khan said Lee Anderson’s comments were ‘Islamophobic, anti Muslim and racist’

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UK Conservatives Suspend Lawmaker Who Said Islamists Control London's mayor

Britain's ruling Conservatives on Saturday suspended their former deputy chairman from the parliamentary party, after he refused to apologise for saying London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists. Pressure had been growing on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tories to act following lawmaker Lee Anderson's contentious remarks Friday, which have been widely condemned as racist and Islamophobic. It comes as incidents of Islamophobia a…

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UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London's mayor of being controlled by Islamists

The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists as tensions over the Israel-Hamas

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Daily ExpressDaily Express

Lee Anderson suspended after 'refusing to apologise' for 'Islamophobic comments'

Lee Anderson MP made the comments on GB News, with Sadiq Khan describing the remarks as "pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred".

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Lee Anderson suspended from Rishi Sunak's party over 'Islamists' remarks on Sadiq Khan

Pressure had been growing on Tories to act following Anderson's contentious remarks Friday, which have been widely condemned as Islamophobic.

·New Delhi, India
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