US EditionLee 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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This Saturday, February 24, Rishi Sunak's British Conservative Party announced the expulsion of a parliamentary group member. Lee Anderson had accused the London Labor mayor of being controlled by Islamists. And since he did not apologize, it proved fatal for him. His remarks were condemned as racist and Islamophobic, in a context in which anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim acts have exploded in the United Kingdom since Hamas attacks on October 7. On …
Conservative divide: Lee Anderson suspended for Sadiq Khan comments
Lee Anderson, who said that Islamists were controlling the London mayor and the capital city, has been suspended by Rishi Sunak. Sadiq Khan described the comments as islamophobic and racist. Lee Anderson was disagreeing with former Home Secretary Suella Braverman when he made the comments that got him suspended from the Conservatives. Asked about her claim that Islamists are in charge of Britain, he told GB News he believes it’s Sadiq Khan and L…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party suspended MP Lee Anderson on Saturday, who refused to apologize after claiming that London Mayor Sadiq Kahn was controlled by Islamists, AFP and Reuters reported.
Lee Anderson lashed out at the Labour mayor of London
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party suspended MP Lee Anderson on Saturday, who refused to apologize after claiming that London Mayor Sadiq Kahn was controlled by Islamists, AFP and Reuters reported.
The British Conservative Party has suspended its former vice-president and deputy Lee Anderson for declaring on the ultra-conservative channel GB News that the mayor of London, the...
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