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Lee Anderson: MP suspended from Tory party over comments about London mayor
Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has been suspended from the party after "refusing to apologise" for comments aimed at Sadiq Khan.
The Conservative Ashfield MP told GB News on Friday "Islamists" had "got control" of the mayor of London.
Responding on Saturday, Mr Khan described the remarks as "pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred".
Losing the Conservative whip essentially expels Mr Anderson from his party in Parliament.
Just over an hour after Mr Khan's criticism, a spokesperson for the Tory party's chief whip Simon Hart said: "Following his refusal to apologise for comments made yesterday, the chief whip has suspended the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson MP."
Speaking on GB News Mr Anderson said: "I don't actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they've got control of Khan and they've got control of London… He's actually given our capital city away to his mates."
Pressure then mounted on Rishi Sunak to take action over the comments from the Ashfield MP after Mr Khan criticised a "deafening silence" from the prime minister and his Cabinet.
Until January Mr Anderson served as one of the deputy chairmen of the Conservative Party, but he resigned so he could rebel against the government over the Rwanda vote.
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