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27 February 2024

The Lee Anderson debacle reveals a split in Tory strategy

The MP has doubled down on comments about Sadiq Khan and Islamists – yet Conservatives are reluctant to label him Islamophobic.

By Freddie Hayward

The debate over anti-Muslim hatred in the Conservative Party is deepening. Lee Anderson doubled down on his comments that Islamists controlled Sadiq Khan on GB News last night.

Anderson admitted that his words were “clumsy” but refused to apologise. Instead, he pretended he said something else: that Khan had lost control of the streets – which is completely different to saying Islamists control Khan.

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