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    Lee Anderson suspended from Tory party after racist Sadiq Khan rant

    by Archie Mitchell Feb 24, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Lee Anderson has been suspended from the Conservative Party after a racist rant about Sadiq Khan on GB News.

    In a stunning fall from grace for Mr Anderson, who until last month was the deputy chairman of the party, he will no longer sit as a Tory MP.

    It follows Mr Anderson’s refusal to apologise over a widely criticised interview in which he said “Islamists” have “got control” of Mr Khan.

    In an appearance on GB News, Mr Anderson said: “I don’t actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they’ve got control of Khan and they’ve got control of London… He’s

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