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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson and agency

Tory vice-chair Lee Anderson faces libel claim over bribery allegations

Lee Anderson, the vice-chair of the Conservatives and MP for Ashfield
Lee Anderson, the vice-chair of the Conservatives and MP for Ashfield, is alleged to have defamed Michael Hollis in a Facebook post. Photograph: Jeff Gilbert/Alamy

A man who runs a food bank charity is pursuing a libel claim against the new vice-chair of the Conservatives, a law firm has said.

Michael Hollis alleges that Lee Anderson, who once claimed that people could feed themselves on 30p a day, defamed him in a Facebook post that he later refused to take down.

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