UK MP Lee Anderson Suspended from Conservative Party Over Refusal to Apologize for Islamophobic Comments Against London Mayor Sadiq Khan
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Lee Anderson, a Conservative MP, has been suspended from the party after refusing to apologize for comments aimed at London mayor Sadiq Khan. Anderson told GB News that "Islamists" had "control" of Khan.
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Khan criticized Anderson's remarks as "Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist" and said they "pour fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred."
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Losing the Conservative whip essentially expels Anderson from the party in Parliament. The chief whip suspended him after Anderson refused to apologize.
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Former Chancellor Sajid Javid was among the Tories who criticized Anderson's remarks as "ridiculous."
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The Muslim Council of Britain said Anderson's suspension came only after "widespread disgust" and claimed the Conservative Party "has an Islamophobia problem."