Cabinet minister appears to leave door open for Lee Anderson to regain Tory whip
Monday, 26 February 2024 A cabinet minister has appeared to leave the door open for Lee Anderson to regain the Tory party whip following his attack on Sadiq Khan that resulted in his suspension.
Former deputy Conservative Party chair, Lee Anderson, has not spoken to Rishi Sunak since he lost the whip, adding he held no malice toward the prime minister. Mr Anderson refused to rule out joining the Reform Party, saying he was not prepared to discuss his political journey.
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Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers says the Conservatives want to reduce the numbers of civil servants at Whitehall and calls the government’s plan to reform public services “a gimmick”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says Sir Keir Starmer "owes the House an explanation", as to why Louise Haigh was appointed as transport secretary. The prime minister replied, "while she's obsessing with Westminster issues, we're getting on with fixing the mess and fixing the foundations". Haigh resigned from the cabinet last week after it emerged she was found guilty of fraud a decade ago. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for the first PMQs since MPs voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The prime minister faces questions from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch as the government announces that three rail operators will be renationalised next year. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell says he has “had tears pouring down his face” hearing stories from his constituents who have had their “mother, brother, father die in great pain”.
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Former deputy Conservative Party chair, Lee Anderson is asked whether he'll be joining the Reform Party after losing the whip for suggesting London Mayor Sadiq Khan is being controlled by Islamists...
Rishi Sunak has stopped short of directly saying that the comments made by Lee Anderson were Islamophobic, instead insisting that they were "wrong and unacceptable." Lee Anderson lost the Conservative..
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said that the failure of Rishi Sunak and his cabinet ministers to condemn Lee Anderson's remarks make them "complicit in this sort of racism." He said that Mr..