Tory Party Suspends Lee Anderson Over ‘Islamist’ Claim

Published on February 24, 2024

MP Lee Anderson was suspended by the Conservative Party on Saturday after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of being controlled by Islamists. It comes after Labour called for Mr. Anderson and former Prime Minister Liz Truss to lose the Conservative whip over their recent media appearances. The decision to suspend Mr. Anderson’s whip was taken following his “refusal to apologise” for the remarks made on Friday, a spokesperson for chief whip Simon Hart said on Saturday. “Following his refusal to apologise for comments made yesterday, the chief whip has suspended the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson MP,” the spokesperson said....