A significant portion of Conservative Party members have expressed their opposition to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to suspend MP Lee Anderson. Surveys conducted by Conservative Home reveal that nearly two-thirds of party members disagree with the suspension, which was a consequence of Anderson's comments about the Mayor of London being 'controlled by Islamists'. Public opinion, as indicated by a YouGov survey, also shows a division, with initial support showing a two to one margin (40% to 20%) against the suspension among Conservative voters, specifically 38:27.
A ConHome survey showed that almost two-thirds of Tory party members oppose @RishiSunak's suspension of @LeeAndersonMP_ I’m one of them. Rishi’s recent speech echoed the words of Lee & Suella since they were right. Reinstate the whip to Lee & remove it from Sayeeda Warsi.
🚨 NEW: Two-thirds of Conservative Party members believe that Lee Anderson should not have been suspended [@ConHome]
According to @ConHome, two-thirds of Tory members think Rishi Sunak was wrong to suspend Lee Anderson. https://t.co/Logzajset3
Conservative members oppose the suspension of Lee Anderson by a two to one margin for saying the Mayor of London is "controlled by Islamists" YouGov initial public support two to one - 40% to 20% - with Conservative voters against 3:2 (38:27) https://t.co/mWtR5CEeGj https://t.co/bFL9b0r8s6
Two-thirds of Tory members say Sunak wrong to suspend Anderson; @ConHome survey https://t.co/baLiM603rG https://t.co/WZIeu1X7a7
Our survey. Almost two-thirds of party members oppose @RishiSunak's suspension of @LeeAndersonMP_. https://t.co/xByrr0XTGQ