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The anti-Muslim rhetoric of rightwing politicians is fuelling hate crime – I’ve experienced it myself

Words wield immense power, and public figures such as Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson are using them cleverly to whip up their audience, says journalist Tasnim Nazeer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Sunak says no Islamophobia issues in Tory party despite Anderson remarks

PM says prejudice unacceptable but refuses to address anti-Muslim concerns after comments about London mayor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

SNP says Speaker has ‘broken his word’ by not allowing emergency debate on Gaza – as it happened

Sir Lindsay Hoyle says he will not allow further emergency debate, saying that MPs came to a resolution on Gaza only last week

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

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Rishi Sunak forced to deny Tory party has 'Islamophobic tendencies' as Lee Anderson storm grows

Row over Lee Anderson’s rant about Sadiq Khan intensifies after Cabinet members refuse to call the Ashfield MP out for racism or Islamophobia

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024

Monday briefing: Charting the forgotten crisis in Sudan

In today’s newsletter: With tens of thousands dead, millions displaced and no sign of the war abating, a ‘deafening silence of global indifference’ threatens the country’s future

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Labour and the Tories are on political paths with a degree of difference

Brief letters: Labour v Conservatives | Getting a ceasefire in Gaza | Flagging distress | Tory MPs | First cuckoo of spring

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Lee Anderson: from Labour councillor to Labour wind-up merchant

For the Tories he was a useful counterpart to the party’s pinstripes and privilege brigade, but then he went too far. Or did he?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

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Oliver Dowden says he does not believe Lee Anderson was 'intending' to be Islamophobic

Oliver Dowden said he does not believe the former deputy Tory chairman was ‘intending’ to be Islamophobic.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2024

Starmer accuses Sunak of harbouring ‘extremists’ in Islamophobia row

Labour leader condemns PM and criticises Suella Braverman’s ‘extreme rhetoric’ as Lee Anderson suspended over London mayor comments

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

The Observer view: Tory MPs whipping up Islamophobia must be stopped

In the wake of the chaos of the Gaza debate, prominent Conservatives are trying to exploit fears of extremism for their own ends

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

UK Conservatives suspend MP who said ‘Islamists’ control London’s mayor

Lee Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament after his remarks prompted a flood of criticism.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2024

Lee Anderson suspended from Conservative Party after ‘refusal to apologise’ for Sadiq Khan Islamist claim

Pressure had been mounting on Rishi Sunak to take action over the comments from the Ashfield MP.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2024

Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments

Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

Lee Anderson is ‘pouring fuel on fire of anti-Muslim hatred’, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor condemns Rishi Sunak for ignoring comments that accused him of being controlled by ‘Islamists’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

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Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2024

Lee Anderson suspended from Conservative Party over Sadiq Khan 'Islamist' comments

Lee Anderson has been suspended from the Conservative Party after claiming that Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists”.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2024

Shapps distances himself from Anderson’s ‘Islamist’ claim over Khan

But the Defence Secretary appeared to say that the Tory former deputy chairman had a right to speak his mind.

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024

Lee Anderson's 'divisive and dangerous' rant against Sadiq Khan condemned by Tory and Labour MPs

Tory chiefs are under pressure to take action against Mr Anderson over his outburst against the London mayor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

On Horizon, the truth is an insult to the ever-outraged Kemi Badenoch

The business secretary is a passionate defender of free speech – apart from any criticism of her

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

Beleaguered Rishi Sunak on a wing and a prayer – and now a fasting regime

PM battling to salvage his party from predicted electoral obliteration but Tories carry on plumbing the depths

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

Sunak to cut taxes twice more before election, says Tory chair

Richard Holden signals further cuts likely as he plays down polls showing party trailing Labour

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

Stop badgering the Tories to run the country. They’re plotting and putsching, and really don’t have the time

You’d think failing public services merit some attention. But when a poll this bad lands, they must know who’s behind it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2024

Lee Anderson says he 'should have voted' for Rwanda Bill and wants his old job back

The Tory MP said he would become deputy chairman again if Rishi Sunak asked him too

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

‘Not bothered about us’: voters in Lee Anderson’s seat reject all parties

Labour wants the controversial Tory’s Nottinghamshire seat back but the biggest hurdle could be an anti-Westminster mood

International Business Times UK · Jan 18, 2024

Sunak Hit With Biggest Tory Rebellion Over Rwanda Plan Amendments

Sunak could face a humiliating defeat that could cost the Conservative Party its next general election win if Tory MPs continue to vote for Rwanda policy amendments.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024

Lee Anderson: I didn't vote against Rwanda Bill after Labour MPs 'sniggered and laughed' at me

'Who knew Lee Anderson was such a delicate flower?,' jibed Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael

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