Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments
by Kevin Rawlinson from World news | The Guardian on (#6JW1S)
Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had given our capital away' to Islamists prompted widespread outrage
Lee Anderson has been stripped of the Conservative whip after refusing to apologise for remarks about Sadiq Khan on GB News that the London mayor described as Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist".
The MP for Ashfield's comments on Friday night caused widespread outrage, and Khan accused the former Tory deputy chair on Saturday of pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred".
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