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Downing Street backs Lee Anderson's 'go back to France' comment

Sky News Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Downing Street has defended Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he said asylum seekers who don't want to be housed in barges should "f*** off back to France".
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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has defended Lee Anderson's controversial comment about refugees insisting he was just "expressing the deep frustration of the public". The deputy Tory chairman said those who did not want to be housed on barges should "f*** off back to France". Report by...

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