Sadiq Khan calls for ‘zero tolerance for politics of division’ after Anderson row
by Nicholas Cecil and Anthony France
Feb 25, 2024
3 minutes
Sadiq Khan called for a “zero tolerance for the politics of division” as the row over Lee Anderson’s rant against the Mayor of London continued.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said he does not believe Anderson was “intending” to be Islamophobic when he made widely criticised remarks that Mr Khan is controlled by “Islamists”.
The comments led to former deputy Tory chairman Anderson’s suspension as an MP.
Dowden insisted the Conservative Party takes action against racism and his colleague would have kept the whip
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