Rishi Sunak squirms as Lee Anderson doubles down on Islamophobic rant
Rishi Sunak was left squirming as he repeatedly refused to condemn as racist Lee Anderson’s widely criticised rant about Sadiq Khan being controlled by “Islamists”.
The prime minister has consistently declined to say whether the Tory former deputy chair’s remarks were Islamophobic or anti-Muslim, saying he was suspended only because they were “wrong”.
And, as Mr Anderson doubled down on the controversial rant, the prime minister also left the door open for his return to the Tory benches.
Sir Keir Starmer ramped up the pressure on the PM, accusing him of “lacking the backbone” to call out Mr Anderson’s “Islamophobia”.
The Labour leader said to condemn the.
