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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea, Ben Quinn and Pippa Crerar

Tory supporters lash out at ‘snake’ Sunak over Lee Anderson suspension

Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson was suspended from the Conservative party whip after refusing to apologise for saying Islamists had ‘got control of’ Sadiq Khan. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Grassroots Conservative supporters have called Rishi Sunak a “snake” over Lee Anderson’s suspension as MPs on the Tory right said he should be given a route back in.

In leaked WhatsApp messages obtained by the Guardian, members of the Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO), which was founded by disgruntled Tories after Boris Johnson and then Liz Truss were ousted, attacked the prime minister for kicking Anderson out of the parliamentary party.

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