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Lee Anderson’s Reform defection spells trouble for Rishi Sunak

11 March 2024

10:12 PM

11 March 2024

10:12 PM

Tory MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK. Speaking at an impromptu press conference this morning, the former deputy Tory party chairman – who lost the Conservative whip last month over his comments on Islamists controlling London – said that he was switching to Richard Tice’s party as the current ‘parliament doesn’t seem to understand’ what British people want.

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