Rishi Sunak must be a few bricks short of a Red Wall if he thought appointing Lee Anderson as Deputy Tory Chairman would be a good way to appeal to northern voters.
True, Mr Anderson is an MP who speaks his mind. But that only works out if what comes out of his mouth makes sense. To back the death penalty on the twisted logic that execution is 100% successful in stopping reoffending reveals an MP’s mind that has turned to mush.
If there is an astute political brain tucked away behind that big mouth, Mr Anderson shows no evidence he’s got one. Because no one aspiring to high political office would be seen dead rubbing shoulders with neo-Nazi supporting white supremacist members of the Skegby Scooter Club.
