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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson clashes with BBC presenter over fake doorstep chat

PA Media

Conservative MP Lee Anderson clashed with a BBC radio presenter over a video of him setting up a fake doorstep encounter with a friend during the 2019 election.

Mr Anderson – promoted to Tory deputy chairman by Rishi Sunak this week – was caught asking a friend to pose as an anti-Labour swing voter on the doorstep during the campaign.

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