Posted 2/25/2024, 3:33:45 PM
Conservatives Face Backlash Over Comments Targeting Minorities, But Stop Short of Condemnations
- Deputy PM Dowden refused to directly say if Anderson is "racist" but condemned his comments against Sadiq Khan and "Islamists"
- Anderson tweeted a photo of himself with a pint after being suspended, with a woman named Sue buying it for him
- Baroness Warsi said Anderson's comments show a "hierarchy of racism" in the Conservative party, with "anti-Muslim racism" used as a "campaign tool"
- Warsi drew comparisons to how Labour handled antisemitism accusations, saying Anderson should face consequences
- Dowden did not criticize Suella Braverman for claiming the UK is "sleepwalking into a ghettoised society" taken over by Sharia law