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Andy Gregory

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson says he will move to Orkney if UK reverses Brexit

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Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson has doubled down on his newfound affinity with Orkney, as he claimed he would move to the remote Scottish islands if the UK ever voted to reverse Brexit.

The controversial MP – who previously told asylum-seekers to “f*** off back to France” – was accused of showing “disdain” and “inhumanity” after he suggested that migrants should be sent to Orkney if the government fails to resurrect its Rwanda plan.

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