The Metropolitan Police are currently assessing a 'hate speech' complaint made against MP Lee Anderson after his controversial comments accusing Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of being controlled by Islamists. Lee Anderson denies allegations of Islamophobia, sparking a significant debate within the political community and beyond. Former Tory Deputy Chair Paul Scully and other senior Conservatives have been criticized for their refusal to label Anderson's comments as Islamophobic. Additionally, Tory Chris Philp accused Lee Anderson of painting all Muslims as extremists but still refused to call it Islamophobia, highlighting broader concerns about Islamophobia within the Tory party. The police investigation into the hate speech complaint against Anderson underscores the seriousness of the allegations and the wider discussions about Islamophobia and freedom of speech in the political sphere.
The ‘hate speech’ complaint against Lee Anderson reveals the censorious power of the charge of Islamophobia, says Fraser Myers https://t.co/gIicW9EuQB
“Given this happened on his watch, I think the Prime Minister should have apologised to the Mayor Sadiq Khan as well.” Former government advisor Colin Bloom calls on Sunak to apologise to Sadiq Kahan after Lee Anderson MP said he was under the control of Islamists. #Newsnight https://t.co/fIKJrRHHdC
Harry Miller claims Lee Anderson 'hate speech' must NOT be investigated https://t.co/5cxE3Zzut0
"Sadness, anger, frustration, upset, heartbreak" Listen to Sadiq Khan on the impact of Lee Anderson's comments on the latest #BBCNewscast...
The ‘hate speech’ complaint against Lee Anderson shows just how dangerous the charge of Islamophobia can be. It is now being wielded explicitly to shut down debate about Islamist violence. We must stand up to this outrageous censorship, says Fraser Myers https://t.co/gIicW9EuQB
“We are not allowed to offend the Islamic community. And yet they offend us in many ways.” “Lee Anderson is saying what a hell of a lot of people are thinking.” The Times Radio Focus Group discuss Lee Anderson’s comments about Islamists. @MattChorley | @JamesJohnson252 https://t.co/KUsLRzY5w0
"We need to talk about Islamism. Everyone knows it's Islamists who are menacing MPs and subverting the democratic process. So why can't they bring themselves to say the i-word? How can we confront a threat if we can't even name it?" Fraser Myers on TalkTV: https://t.co/JPy5NoOsmf
Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK https://t.co/z8NB5RGegE
Metropolitan Police assessing Lee Anderson's 'Islamists' comments https://t.co/tLSAq5oOXY
Metropolitan Police assessing Lee Anderson's 'Islamists' comments - tap the pic to read more https://t.co/baBKknGvbq
MP Lee Anderson is being investigated by police after they received a complaint of 'hate' speech for accusing Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists. Read more: https://t.co/1qwi9uuPNB https://t.co/vRJuCPWU3E
The Metropolitan Police are “assessing” a report of hate speech made against MP Lee Anderson after he accused the Mayor of London of being controlled by Islamists. https://t.co/zbPWUqCFlp
Thank you to Lee Anderson and every single Tory who denied he was islamophobic. Special mention to Chris Philp! 😍😍 You all just exposed that "Culture wars" means weaponised bigotry. https://t.co/bd7ITnYIKq
Thank you to Lee Anderson and every single Tory who denied he was islamophobic. Special mention to Chris Philp! 😍😍 You all just exposed that "Culture wars" means weaoinised bigotry. https://t.co/C9iGhNlpN7
Police 'looking into hate crime complaint against Lee Anderson' after MP said Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists https://t.co/9KDQecm0tm
🚨 NEW: The Met Police is assessing a complaint of hate speech against Lee Anderson [@kateferguson4]
EXCL Police 'assessing' hate speech report against Lee Anderson MP With @martinabettt https://t.co/VbupT2wTnU
My @Independent article: Tory Chris Philp just accused Lee Anderson of painting all Muslims as extremists, BUT STILL refused to call it islamophobia!! So the Tories KNOW they're islamophobic, but the first rule of racism: NEVER admit you're racist. https://t.co/YdJT6tu3en
'This is what happens when you can't call one of your colleagues an Islamophobe because if you did you'd open the door to the admission that loads of your other colleagues are as well.' @mrjamesob reacts to a compilation of Tory MPs refusing to label Lee Anderson 'Islamophobic' https://t.co/9QKjqtWgjt
"You can't just say it was wrong. That's just not an answer." Former Tory Deputy Chair Paul Scully on senior Conservatives refusing to call Lee Anderson's comments Islamophobic. On @GlobalPlayer @scullyp | @maitlis | @jonsopel https://t.co/tCPMqs8W2a
Lee Anderson denies he's islamophobic, as he speaks for the Tory faithful... Meanwhile Tory Faithful : @LeeAndersonMP_ https://t.co/CepEbSyJ2q
The new No 10 line appears to be that Lee Anderson was wrong to say “Islamists have got control of Sadiq Khan”……but all would be fine if he had said “Muslims have got control of Sadiq Khan” Hmm, I think this needs a bit more work before #PMQs !