Lee Anderson suspended from Tory celebration after ‘racist’ Sadiq Khan rant

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Lee Anderson has been suspended from the Conservative Social gathering for an “anti-Muslim” rant about Sadiq Khan on GB Information.

In a surprising fall from grace for Mr Anderson, who till final month was the deputy chairman of the celebration, he’ll now not sit as a Tory MP.

It follows Mr Anderson’s refusal to apologise over a extensively criticised interview by which he stated “Islamists” have “obtained management” of Mr Khan.

In an look on GB Information, Mr Anderson stated: “I don’t really consider that the Islamists have gotten management of our nation, however what I do consider is that they’ve obtained management of Khan and so they’ve obtained management of London… He’s really given our capital metropolis away to his mates.”

Requested concerning the feedback, Mr Khan stated: “These feedback from a senior Conservative are Islamophobic, are anti Muslim and are racist.”

And, piling strain on Rishi Sunak to droop Mr Anderson, he stated: “Racism is racism, I’m unclear why Rishi Sunak and members of his cupboard aren’t calling this out or condemning this.

“It’s like they’re complicit on this form of racism. And I feel the message it sends is, Muslims are truthful sport.” And Mr Khan pointed to figures displaying a spike in anti-Muslim hate incidents in latest months, including that Mr Anderson’s feedback “pour gas on the hearth”.

A spokesperson for Tory chief whip Simon Hart stated the choice had been made following the previous Tory deputy chairman’s “refusal to apologise” for the remarks made on Friday.

Strain had been mounting on the prime minister to take motion over the feedback from the Ashfield MP, with Mr Khan saying the “deafening silence” of the Prime Minister and his Cupboard amounted to condoning racism.

A spokesperson for Mr Hart stated: “Following his refusal to apologise for feedback made yesterday, the Chief Whip has suspended the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson MP.”

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