Lee Anderson's comments against Sadiq Khan 'weren't acceptable, they were wrong', says Rishi Sunak

Former Tory MP Anderson says 'Islamist' comments 'clumsy' not bigoted

The former Tory party deputy chair Lee Anderson has claimed he was merely “clumsy” when he said “Islamists” were manipulating the Labour…

UK leader Sunak criticizes lawmaker’s attack on London’s mayor and denies his party is anti-Muslim

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. Sunak also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. Sunak is under pressure to condemn Islamophobia after the comments by Lee Anderson. The Conservative Party’s group in Parliament suspended Anderson for saying Islamists had “got control” of Khan and the…

UK leader Sunak criticizes lawmaker’s attack on London’s mayor and denies his party is anti-Muslim

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. Sunak also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. Sunak is under pressure to condemn Islamophobia after the comments by Lee Anderson. The Conservative Party’s group in Parliament suspended Anderson for saying Islamists had “got control” of Khan and the…

UK leader Sunak criticizes lawmaker’s attack on London’s mayor and denies his party is anti-Muslim

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to visit a location on the site of the future Haxby railway station near York, England, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Transport Secretary Mark Harper have confirmed that Yorkshire and the Humber will receive a 947 million funding boost from April 2025 through the Local Transport Fund to improve transport connections.(AP Photo/Jon Super, Pool) (Jon Super / Associated Press) UK l…

PM says Lee Anderson’s comments ‘not acceptable’ but denies Tory party has Islamophobic tendencies – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak gave interviews to local stations in Yorkshire where he is chairing his cabinet meeting this morning

Tory Confusion As Sunak Says Lee Anderson's 'Unacceptable' Comments Triggered His Suspension

But the deputy PM said yesterday that the former Tory deputy chairman lost the whip because he refused to apologise for his remarks about Sadiq Khan