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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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BBC News

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.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

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

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The 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’

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

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…

5 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

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

5 months ago·United States

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