Posted 2/25/2024, 1:59:25 AM
Conservative MP Suspended for Racist Remarks About London Mayor
- Lee Anderson, former Conservative Party deputy chairman, suspended for refusing to apologize for claiming London mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by "Islamists"
- Anderson made remarks in TV interview, claiming Khan had "given away" London to "Islamist" associates
- Comments widely condemned across political spectrum as racist and Islamophobic
- Anderson's remarks increase pressure on PM Rishi Sunak over racism in Conservative Party
- Labour leader Keir Starmer questions Sunak's judgment in appointing Anderson deputy chairman last year