Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is facing a significant challenge managing the fallout from a controversy involving Lee Anderson, a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, suspended for claiming that London Mayor Sadiq Khan is under the control of 'Islamists.' This incident has sparked a broader debate on Islamophobia within the Conservative Party. Despite Anderson's suspension, he refused to apologize for his comments, further escalating the situation. Critics, including Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds, have labeled Anderson's remarks as 'unambiguously racist, Islamophobic, divisive, and damaging,' accusing Sunak of being too weak to address the issue effectively. The controversy has highlighted a perceived inconsistency in the party's response to Islamophobia compared to other forms of prejudice, such as antisemitism, with some party members and commentators questioning whether the suspension was due to the comments themselves or Anderson's refusal to apologize. The situation has led to calls for a stronger stance against extremists within the Conservative Party and raised concerns about the party's approach to addressing Islamophobia.
🚨 BREAKING: 'It's important that everybody, but particularly, elected politicians are careful with their words and do not inflame tensions' Prime Minister Rishi Sunak comments on Lee Anderson's whip suspension, saying his words were 'wrong, ill-judged, and unacceptable'. https://t.co/mVAnOOODDe
Lee Anderson's new statement feels like he's trolling @RishiSunak: "When you think you are right, you should never apologise because to do so would be a sign of weakness" PM said Anderson's words were "unacceptable" + "wrong". Expulsion, not suspension, wd prove how unacceptable
Sunak says no Islamophobia issues in Tory party despite Anderson remarks https://t.co/J0dDvpgYvB
'Are you going to join the Reform Party Mr Anderson?' Lee Anderson is asked about his future following the row over his "Islamophobic" comments Politics latest: https://t.co/ktx21y95hG 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/0BGxyqHP9l
Pretty difficult to see a way back to the Tories for Lee Anderson now. Clearly has no intention of apologising for what he said. Reform UK next? https://t.co/VwxEnpon8y
“The Tories call out antisemitism quicker than Islamophobia.” Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, criticised the Conservative Party’s approach to Islamophobia, suggesting a “double standard”. Speaking on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Burnham pointed out that the… https://t.co/iaUMMw4vU2
Lee Anderson's comments were unambiguously Islamophobic and racist. With Liz Truss and Suella Braverman giving voice to hateful commentary and conspiracy theories, the Prime Minister still needs to take a much stronger stance against extremists in his party. #PoliticsLive https://t.co/H7OF0WNzHP
🔴 Lee Anderson was wrong, we should be attacking Sadiq Khan's 'terrible record', says Mark Harper https://t.co/fexAGyWmAR
#TheStandardView: Lee Anderson's comments were Islamophobic and must be condemned by all https://t.co/xQJcywvEKM
Rishi Sunak's spokesman repeatedly refuses to call Lee Anderson's comments either racist or Islamophobic. He also repeatedly refuses to condemn Suella Braverman for suggesting that Islamists are in control of the country now.
Rishi Sunak tries to contain Tory Islamophobia row after MP suspended https://t.co/AqCeB6e07z via @Joe_Mayes https://t.co/FYGcAIWziu
Just Tory minister Mark Harper getting rinsed for Lee Anderson's vile attack on Sadiq Khan https://t.co/fMrPgzbinT
BREAKING Lee Anderson refuses to apologise in fresh statement and accuses Sadiq Khan of overseeing ‘double standards’ in policing of pro-Palestinian marches. More at @GBNEWS now. https://t.co/YvktiRxmp2
BREAKING: Lee Anderson has upped his war of words with Sadiq Khan by accusing the Mayor of London of overseeing "double standards for political benefit" in the way that pro-Palestinian marches are policed in London. @christopherhope https://t.co/qgxsOexgod
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Anderson ramps up attack on Sadiq Khan as he blasts Mayor's 'double standards' https://t.co/BtUxvEsrGt
Lee Anderson ramps up attack on Sadiq Khan as he blasts Mayor's 'double standards' https://t.co/BtUxvEsrGt
Former official from the Muslim Council of Britain, Ibrahim Mogra, claims there is Islamophobia across the Tory party following Lee Anderson’s comments. “The evidence suggests this is deep rooted in the rank and file of the Conservative party.” @juliahb1 https://t.co/DSQSknrT6z
New via @Joe_Mayes Rishi Sunak is struggling to contain a row over Islamophobia in his Conservative Party after its former deputy chairman was suspended for claiming Labour’s Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists.” https://t.co/JUjNweYuee
Rishi Sunak is struggling to contain a row over Islamophobia in his Conservative Party after its former deputy chairman was suspended for claiming Labour’s Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists” https://t.co/EA1V6V65gN
The prime minister has said Lee Anderson's comments about London mayor Sadiq Khan "weren't acceptable, they were wrong". More: https://t.co/qLiBKwuX17 https://t.co/uatOGPm1Mf
'It was wrong and it wasn't true' Cabinet minister @Mark_J_Harper says Lee Anderson's comments about 'Islamists' taking control of London and Sadiq Khan were 'wrong', but won't say whether they are 'Islamophobic' https://t.co/zms0Fir9Mg
PM says Lee Anderson’s comments ‘not acceptable’ but denies Tory party has Islamophobic tendencies – UK politics live https://t.co/TX1stBvN8t
"Do you think Lee Anderson's comments were racist?" asks @KayBurley Labour party chair @AnnelieseDodds replies: "They were unambiguously racist, Islamophobic, divisive and damaging." She adds 'Sunak is too weak to deal with that problem'. https://t.co/xwmk19SXH3 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/NPIlwP5Xfh
Tory Confusion As Sunak Says Lee Anderson's 'Unacceptable' Comments Triggered His Suspension https://t.co/y6fflTdNTS
PM is hardening the Conservatives' line a little on Lee Anderson this morning. Before, the position was he was suspended because he didn't apologise. Today Sunak said the comments were unacceptable and wrong "and that's why he had the whip suspended". No mention of an apology
BREAKING: Lee Anderson's comments against Sadiq Khan 'weren't acceptable, they were wrong', says Rishi Sunak Read more🔗 https://t.co/RZxnZXRtXG
Mark Harper asked repeatedly on GMB: ‘Was what Lee Anderson said islamophobic?’ His answer: ‘It was wrong’.
"The Conservatives haven't adopted the most widely used version of Islamophobia". Labour Party Chair @AnnelieseDodds says 'we need to make sure that we don't see prejudice in politics', in light of Lee Anderson's comments about Sadiq Khan. https://t.co/i9oJeQOK4C 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/3vhjyuqFUr
'What Lee Anderson said was profoundly wrong...' 'He shouldn't have said it, and it was right that he had the whip taken away', Transport Secretary Mark Harper tells @NickFerrariLBC. https://t.co/LD5wSamJwg
Transport Secretary Mark Harper says Lee Anderson's ‘Islamists’ comments about Sadiq Khan were 'profoundly wrong’ https://t.co/HGR01BNlbE
Lee Anderson latest news: Sunak calls 'Islamists' comments 'wrong' and 'unacceptable' - live updates: https://t.co/C1zTgU2xNl
Lee Anderson's choice of words aimed at London Mayor Sadiq Khan were "wrong" and "unacceptable", PM Rishi Sunak tells the BBC Follow our live coverage ⬇️
Lee Anderson was suspended. But not, it appeared, because his comments themselves were beyond the pale. Rather, it was because he had failed to apologise Read more 🔗 https://t.co/XQF6ByFzDj
Sunak says Anderson had the whip was withdrawn because his comments on Sadiq Khan were “wrong” and “unacceptable”. But we were told on Saturday that he was suspended because he refused to apologise and yesterday, Oliver Dowden said he’d have kept the whip if he’d said sorry.
Lee Anderson storm: Second Cabinet minister refuses to brand his rant against Sadiq Khan as Islamophobic
.@RishiSunak tells @BBCYork that "Lee's comments were unacceptable, they were wrong." Says it's incumbent on politicians not to inflame situations. "The words Lee chose were unacceptable" Note that the PM stresses Anderson's *words* were wrong, not Anderson himself.
Rishi Sunak finally condemns Lee Anderson’s comments The PM says there were “not acceptable and wrong” as he appears on BBC Radio York
The reason Sunak hasn't commented on Lee Anderson is because he doesn't really care about Islamophobia. It's as simple as that.
Kay Burley asks Transport secretary @Mark_J_Harper if Lee Anderson's comments about Sadiq Khan were 'racist'. "What he said was wrong", he says. "You say it was wrong, was it racist?", she repeats. https://t.co/3RtC6XGTKU 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/PB7zAFsBLa
"He said things about Sadiq Khan that weren't true." Transport secretary @Mark_J_Harper says Lee Anderson "needs to apologise" for saying that the mayor of London had "given our capital city away to his mates". https://t.co/lRAbIlwg3m 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, and YouTube https://t.co/sL3KmHDM6r
Mark Harper, transport secretary, asked what Lee Anderson did wrong, tells @SkyNews "He said things about Sadiq Khan which weren't true and were quite wrong to say." "I hope he will reflect on what he said, retract those comments and apologise".
The PM has been urged to speak out over a mounting Islamophobia row that saw former deputy Chair Lee Anderson suspended from the Tory party. Anderson lost the party whip on Saturday after refusing to apologise for saying Islamists had “got control of” Sadiq Khan. https://t.co/mZlpkMII4d
Lee Anderson row blunts Rishi Sunak's moral authority on racism Read more🔗 https://t.co/Nomqp7H1jF
Rishi Sunak is facing calls to publicly address the fallout from remarks made by MP Lee Anderson after an Islamophobia row deepened on Sunday. https://t.co/zC1v4XG2XI
Rishi Sunak urged to speak out by Tory peer as Islamophobia row deepens https://t.co/adQ8GcDdBj
🚨 NEW: 2019 Tories are angry at Lee Anderson's suspension in leaked WhatsApp messages and say it's the "final nail in the party's coffin" [@SamCoatesSky]
Lee Anderson's comments have been called 'appalling, racist and Islamophobic' by Keir Starmer and Tory peer Baroness Warsi has urged Rishi Sunak to call out the actions as 'anti-Muslim racism and bigotry'. @NIAbbot asks: What effect does the language of division in politics have? https://t.co/pJxs6VQFDg
Sadiq Khan calls for ‘zero tolerance for politics of division’ as Lee Anderson furore continues @NewsFrenchTony reports https://t.co/0h6EQE4iXi
The Tory Party is fuelling Islamophobia, Antisemitism and Racism. Today's evidence: Lee Anderson, Suella Braverman and Oliver Dowden https://t.co/PQXKJracc1
Tory MPs believe Lee Anderson suspension was a mistake, leaked WhatsApps reveal Read more 🔗 https://t.co/F90fNKMKB7
Lee Anderson didn't INTEND to be islamophobic. - Oliver Dowden. Meanwhile Suella Braverman spouts conspiracy theories in the Telegraph. The Tories are endangering all minorities, INCLUDING Jewish people. https://t.co/RcQNIJ373E
Rishi Sunak And Oliver Dowden 'Enabling Anti-Muslim Hatred', Says Sadiq Khan https://t.co/HjB4QrKfKp
Left-wing attacks on Rishi Sunak deepen as Sadiq Khan accuses him of 'enabling anti-Muslim hatred' in the Tory party amid Lee Anderson suspension row https://t.co/QsoNC6CUNR https://t.co/v2hEgx884w
Pressure on Sunak as Tory peer says party tolerates ‘anti Muslim racism’ @ChaplainChloe reports https://t.co/anbaMtL7pa
U.K. Conservatives Suspend Lawmaker Who Accused London Mayor Of Islamist Affiliation https://t.co/6Ni8jSp6qL
Lee Anderson’s comments about Sadiq Khan were racist and inflammatory. It's right he was suspended. But we shouldn't kid ourselves. Whilst his words were cruder than most, they were far from isolated. I am truly frightened at the way Islamophobia is being stoked in Britain. 1/9
Lee Anderson has said he accepts the Conservative party had 'no option' but to suspend him over 'Islamophobic' comments he made about the mayor of London https://t.co/FgqLObqcev https://t.co/lVAJwN4Ufh
Sadiq Khan accuses Rishi Sunak of 'enabling anti-Muslim hatred' in the Conservative Party https://t.co/0anOoeX7ob
Sadiq Khan accuses Rishi Sunak of 'enabling anti-Muslin hate' in the Conservative Party https://t.co/0anOoeX7ob
Deputy PM silent on whether Lee Anderson's comments Islamophobic - @RobertBuckland’s rather different view here https://t.co/Ii2saa1WU3 https://t.co/crF7vKwjiU
Rishi Sunak must take Islamophobia as seriously as any other prejudice: @Independent Editorial https://t.co/kdQKy5H7Du
'This most recent ouburst from Lee Anderson clearly shows that there is still a deep rooted problem within the Conservative party.' Tory peer @SayeedaWarsi adds that people "don't want governments that pit communities against communities". https://t.co/krHTTprOW6 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/JVFbuXkCHU
“They will reinstate the whip for Lee Anderson… it’s not a Jeremy Corbyn situation.” The former deputy chair of the Tory party was suspended for not apologising over remarks he made about London mayor Sadiq Khan. @drdavidbull | @drhoenderkamp | @Julian5News | #TalkTV
Rishi Sunak's statement on hatred in politics fails to mention anti-Muslim hatred at all. His deputy today refused to condemn Lee Anderson’s racist and Islamophobic remarks. These are just the two most recent examples of enabling anti-Muslim hatred in the Conservative party.
Deputy PM silent on whether suspended Conservative MP Lee Anderson's comments Islamophobic https://t.co/8FtMnfiVqf
Lee Anderson would have kept the Tory whip if he had apologised for suggesting @SadiqKhan is controlled by “Islamists”, the Deputy Prime Minister said as he refused to be drawn on whether he views the comments as racist ✍️: @ninallloyd https://t.co/hoTFJE6pUV
‘I don’t think he was motivated by Islamophobia’: Lee Anderson defended after losing Tory whip https://t.co/WZwhXmn25R
Lee Anderson's comments Rishi Sunak 'no choice' but to suspend him https://t.co/TOfPBzJDaD
UK deputy PM declines to say if Lee Anderson comments over Sadiq Khan were racist https://t.co/wu6765D8ZS
The deputy prime minister has refused to say on Sky News whether Lee Anderson is "racist" as he backed the decision to suspend him from the Conservative Party following his attack on Sadiq Khan Read more ⬇ https://t.co/Vn1qsTfyCx
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has defended former home secretary Suella Braverman for comments she made referring to “the Islamist mob” @eleanormia reports https://t.co/GWSlOnUCHa
Dowden reveals Lee Anderson would have kept his job if he had apologised.. https://t.co/rswrdm1uZb
Sunak's Deputy, @OliverDowden would not say if he believed Lee Anderson's comments were racist or Islamophobic - only that he could see why some people might have taken offence... https://t.co/XNy878aute
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden condemns Anderson's comments but refuses to answer if the Conservative party regards him as racist. https://t.co/JsdT81tyBs https://t.co/VL2hUJjOce
Lee Anderson would have kept the Tory whip if he had apologised, Oliver Dowden has revealed. He also said Anderson was not "intending" to be Islamophobic with his attack on Sadiq Khan. https://t.co/Jvm0GC6Cbz
Deputy PM says Lee Anderson 'didn't intend to be Islamophobic' by saying that Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists https://t.co/6HCBWF1UCH
if Lee Anderson can’t apologise for what he said he can hardly join a party called Reform
Oliver Dowden Defends Suella Braverman After She Claimed 'Islamists Run Britain' https://t.co/9KDb47Liro
BREAKING: Deputy PM refuses to say whether Lee Anderson is 'racist' following attack on Sadiq Khan Read more ⬇ https://t.co/Y4c8IDUw4f
Tory party position at the moment seems to be that Lee Anderson saying Islamists have control of London and Sadiq Khan crosses the line but Suella Braverman saying Britain is being taken over by an "islamist mob” doesn’t cross the line
"They don't call out [Islamophobia] in the same way [as antisemitism]" Labour Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says Deputy PM Oliver Dowden's response to Lee Anderson's comments show Conservatives are "ambivalent" towards Islamophobia #BBCLauraK https://t.co/o1dFn2kETd https://t.co/3wCaeeez0X
“I disagree with Suella but I think that’s in a different category [from Lee Anderson’s remarks]” Deputy PM Oliver Dowden says he does not agree with Suella Braverman’s comments that “the truth is the Islamists… are in charge now” #BBCLauraK https://t.co/o1dFn2kETd https://t.co/2XFk2RRs9W
🚨 NEW: Deputy PM Oliver Dowden has stated that Lee Anderson would have kept his position if he had apologised [@bbclaurak]
“[Do you believe] those words are Islamophobic?” asks #BBCLauraK “The fact that it could be taken in that way is the reason why those comments led to the Chief Whip asking for an apology” says Deputy PM Oliver Dowden on Lee Anderson’s "Islamist" remarks https://t.co/o1dFn2kETd https://t.co/F1Myn2B6iy
“I don’t believe Lee Anderson said those remarks intending to be Islamophobic” Deputy PM Oliver Dowden says it was right to suspend the former Conservative deputy chair from the party because an apology “wasn’t forthcoming” #BBCLauraK https://t.co/o1dFn2kETd https://t.co/AasxFfeq7I
Lee Anderson would have kept Tory whip if he'd said sorry, says Deputy PM Oliver Dowden https://t.co/j48O86ZzRt
On both Sky and the BBC, Deputy PM Oliver Dowden has refused to say whether Lee Anderson’s comments were Islamophobic. Seems fairly clear that No10 want to deliberately avoid that label.
Lee Anderson suspension row provokes vitriolic left-wing attacks as Keir Starmer accuses Tories of harbouring 'extremists' and Muslim Council of Britain chief says party has an 'Islamophobia problem' https://t.co/8AJkgmSK9G https://t.co/hJqNerYie0
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden very understanding towards colleagues : Lee Anderson didn’t intend to be Islamophobic and wouldn’t have lost the whip if he’d apologised, Suella Braverman didn’t cross the line with her article about Islamists and Liz Truss may not have heard the words she…
Oliver Dowden tells @bbclaurak that while he disagrees with the comments made by Suella Braverman they are in a 'different category' to Lee Anderson because his are 'about attaching specifically to one person' - the Mayor of London
Tory politicians descending into the gutter with their anti-Muslim rhetoric. Correct to suspend Anderson but what about Suella Braverman and the rest? https://t.co/Lv8llFTCBa
Unbelievable that Oliver Dowden can’t acknowledge that Lee Anderson’s words were inherently islamophobic. He cannot seriously criticise coarsening of political discourse without calling out Anderson’s words @bbclaurak
Tory politicians descending into the gutter with their anti-Muslim rhetoric. Correct to get rid of Anderson but what about Suella Braverman and others? https://t.co/gafanqLwyB
Why was Lee Anderson kicked out the party, but Suella Braverman still has the whip? "I don't believe the language used by Suella Braverman has crossed the line", says @OliverDowden as he calls out "un-British" behaviour. #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/1DGO7aKFoi
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden asked by @SkyNews if Suella Braverman's comments that Britain is being taken over by an "islamist mob” were acceptable. "I don't believe the language used by Suella Braverman has crossed the line, where she should apologise for it, no I don't." https://t.co/bKCDLbwzRg
Sunak's silence ‘tacit endorsement' of Lee Anderson remarks, says Sadiq Khan https://t.co/ekovgP9FtA
Does Lee Anderson's suspension mean the Tory party suspects he is a racist? "What he said was wrong", says @OliverDowden. When pushed on the question by @TrevorPTweets, the deputy PM does not explicitly say 'no'. #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/Cawlp9Eids
Oliver Dowden tells Sky News that he doesn't think Suella Braverman should have to apologise for her comments and suggests that while Lee Anderson used the wrong words about Sadiq Khan, he thinks the issue is a "distraction" https://t.co/WERMyH52RC
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden with @TrevorPTweets ** Does not think Suella Braverman comments crosses the line while Lee Anderson’s did ** Would not support Nigel Farage back in Conservative Party ** Speaker needs to account for his mistakes next week, dodges backing him
Oliver Dowden on Lee Anderson: "What he said was wrong and words matter. He was given the opportunity to apologise and he didn't do so and so we removed the whip."
Oliver Dowden asked by @TrevorPTweets why Lee Anderson was stripped of the Tory whip: "The words that he chose to use were not the right words to use, they were the wrong words — and words do matter"
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden on Lee Anderson: "What he said was wrong and words matter. He was given the opportunity to apologise and he didn't do so." #trevorphillips
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of harbouring extremists in his party after a senior Tory MP was suspended for "Islamophobic" comments Read more ⬇ https://t.co/TWm5oamOVV
A former deputy chairman in Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has been suspended over his claim that London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists” https://t.co/LKym69WvHO via @kitty_donaldson https://t.co/dQKtIlUXMM
Oliver Dowden's job today is to explain why Lee Anderson was suspended for saying Islamists control London, but Suella Braverman is not suspended for saying Islamists control the UK. #BBCLauraK #trevorphillips
'Get A Grip: Starmer Tells Sunak To Boot Out Tory 'Extremists' After Lee Anderson Row https://t.co/n5eKD80IQI
Rishi Sunak warns of hatred in politics after Lee Anderson row - tap the pic to read more https://t.co/MnYzqPpqOK
Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak is harbouring 'extremists' among the Tories, after Lee Anderson was suspended following his claim that Islamists control London https://t.co/40FVj62gdN
UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London's mayor of being controlled by Islamists https://t.co/1DO1hJBWD8
Keir Starmer accuses 'weak' Rishi Sunak of harbouring 'extremists' in his party Read more ⬇ https://t.co/gPOKXNdQix
Rishi Sunak warns of hatred in politics after Lee Anderson row https://t.co/nu1e1pNRGg
Starmer accuses Sunak of harbouring ‘extremists’ in Islamophobia row https://t.co/wgTaPbMQSo
UK Conservatives suspend ties with MP who said London mayor controlled by Islamists https://t.co/1r4FPxMEFj
Good riddance to Lee Anderson. But what about Suella Braverman who said “Islamist cranks are in charge of Britain” and called refugees an “invasion”? What about Liz Truss who spreads conspiracy theories and shared a platform with Steve Bannon as he hailed a far-right extremist?
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said Rishi Sunak's 'silence' amounts to 'tacit endorsement of vile remarks' made by MP and former deputy party chairman Lee Anderson https://t.co/sfkElQbFdj
Is Lee Anderson a racist? Were his comments about Sadiq Khan fair? @darrengrimes_ on GB News 🇬🇧 https://t.co/9iI5ny6Av5
U.K. Conservatives suspend lawmaker after he accused the London Mayor of being controlled by Islamists https://t.co/4tA4iHUOXu
The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war roil British politics. https://t.co/JvHJnQ4l1O
BREAKING: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reacts to Lee Anderson's suspension from Conservative Party over 'Islamophobic' comments Full story: https://t.co/aBNGhOQDHL 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/sUIfn097GV
UK: Conservative Party suspends politician after he refuses to apologize for saying London Mayor Khan controlled by 'Islamists' - https://t.co/IywbCaYjlN
NEW: Starmer accuses Sunak of failing to act on “extremist” views in his party after a week of inflammatory language by senior figures: https://t.co/buZEuxdc4n
The Tory’s Muslim group are raising concerns about Suella Braverman’s comments - pointing out they’re even broader than Lee Anderson’s https://t.co/g9rTLwVB2S
Lee Anderson's comments were unambiguously Islamophobic, divisive and damaging to politics and our broader culture. It is right that he has had the whip removed but his comments leave a ugly stain on the Tory Party and what they stand for. https://t.co/PVyA94ztM6
She also said Lee Anderson’s comments were the tip of an “iceberg” of Islamophobia and racism in her party… https://t.co/BdLNq7d9Ie
Editorial: Rishi Sunak must take Islamophobia as seriously as any other prejudice https://t.co/WdYABqNzCM
Lee Anderson's statement following suspension of the @conservatives whip is rather blander than his original comments but doesn't include the apology he was asked to make: https://t.co/YJaa7Rp7F3
Rishi Sunak has shown himself to be absolutely spineless in the face of rampant Islamophobia in his party. But Lee Anderson is just the tip of the iceberg, the Government is rife with Islamophobes. It’s time for action, not words.
The leader of the conservative party in the U.K. has been suspended from his position after being accused of Islamophobia and racism when he said London Mayor Sadiq Khan is under the control of Islamists. https://t.co/TdcdVz85pN
Lee Anderson said "the Islamists have got control of Sadiq Khan, they've got control of London." He's rightly been suspended for those racist and inflammatory remarks. Suella Braverman said "the Islamists are in charge" of Britain. When's she being suspended?
A former deputy chairman in Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has been suspended over his claim that London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists” https://t.co/jI9brD1fdd
Islamophobia is rampant in the Tories, as both Lee Anderson as the unsuspended Suella Braverman underline. So why hasn’t there been an EHRC investigation? This really does tell you everything you need to know!
UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker who said Islamists control London's mayor https://t.co/eDQATuxQsr https://t.co/agE324QL8P
UK MP Suspended From Tory Party Over 'Islamophobic' Comments https://t.co/0IyO6qBuQV https://t.co/HyR4KHrMjo
Odd statement from Lee Anderson - Wouldn't retract [I was right?] - accepts PM/chief whip had to suspend [My party can't condone what I said] - will support govt efforts "on antisemitism & Islamophobia" [Retracting this defamatory comment was his one way to do that] https://t.co/QFogUOjKSo
“My party has slowly started to be taken over by an extreme view…Lee Anderson is really the tip of the iceberg.” Former co-chair of the Conservative Party @SayeedaWarsi warns suspending Lee Anderson isn’t enough to eradicate Islamophobia from the party. @AyeshaHazarika https://t.co/WxdWY3RS0n
What Lee Anderson’s suspension means for the Tories (…and perhaps Reform) Blog 👇 https://t.co/aAZlhOKgy5
Hey BBC, this headline is a disgrace Lee Anderson: MP suspended from Tory party over criticism of London mayor https://t.co/AqZmQGzEA6
🚨 NEW: Lee Anderson responds to his suspension "I fully accept they had no option but to suspend the whip" "I will continue to support the government's efforts to call out extremism in all its forms, be that anti-Semitism or Islamophobia" https://t.co/XhFzTYWJPl
Somewhat strange statement from Lee Anderson in response to having the whip removed. Says he will continue to support the efforts to call out Islamophobia https://t.co/6cAU0qizmU
Utterly bizarre statement from Lee Anderson "I will continue to support the Government's efforts to call out extremism in all its forms, be that anti-Semitism or Islamophobia" https://t.co/2hCj9oo9Qu
Lee Anderson has just lost the Conservative whip after refusing to apologise for his Islamophobic comments yesterday. No word on whether Suella Braverman will also be asked to apologise for her comments about Islamists being in charge of Britain https://t.co/EqCvkdiEi8
Lee Anderson is not the kind of guy to ever apologise. And an apology cannot unsay the appalling, inflammatory and untrue things he said. And this is not a one-off. Now he is suspended, bets on him defecting to Reform?
Lee Anderson suspended by the Conservative Party over his vile racism. Will @GBNEWS suspend him too or continue giving him a platform to incite dangerous hate and spread his racism? https://t.co/8Fz8T7J9gT
MP suspended over criticism of London mayor https://t.co/atxwYuSVeg