The deputy prime minister has declined to say whether or not it was Islamophobic for Lee Anderson to say London Mayor Sadiq Khan is managed by “Islamists”.
Requested concerning the feedback on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Dowden mentioned it was proper that Mr Anderson was requested by the Conservative Celebration to apologise, and will have remained a Tory MP had he performed so.
Mr Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP on Saturday after refusing to apologise for his remarks, made on GB Information: “I do not truly consider that the Islamists have gotten management of our nation, however what I do consider is they have management of Khan they usually’ve obtained management of London… He is truly given our capital metropolis away to his mates.”
