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Lee Anderson joins Reform UK after losing Tory whip over Khan comments

One Tory MP says it is possible ‘one or two’ other colleagues might also defect to join former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair

The Guardian - UK

Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson defects to Reform after being suspended by Tories for 'Islamist' Sadiq Khan comments

The Ashfield MP was suspended by the Conservatives last month after refusing to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had "got control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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UK pledges additional funds to protect Muslim communities

The announcement comes amid a sharp rise in anti-Muslim incidents since the start of the war in Gaza in October.

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Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars

Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute

The Guardian - UK

UK anti-Islamophobia body has not met for four years despite hate crime rise

Exclusive: Chair of working group raises concerns over Michael Gove’s failure to restart body that last met in 2020

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Survivors of UK terror attacks warn: ‘Don’t equate Muslims with extremists’

Open letter signed by families of victims including Manchester Arena bombing says debate ‘must not play into terrorists’ hands’

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Why I got it so wrong on GB News – the flailing TV juggernaut that’s too rich to fail

The channel has posted a loss of £42m – and that highlights my naivety. With rich backers, who cares about ratings and profit? asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Donelan case highlights perils for politicians who pick fights online

Some of the Tories’ ‘anti-woke warriors’ seem unaware that protection of speech in parliament does not extend to social media

The Guardian - UK

Grassroots Tories hit out at budget and say party is ‘burnt toast’

Jeremy Hunt offered ‘nothing for working people’, say Conservative Democratic Organisation members

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A Tory party that stokes hatred is the real threat to our democracy

Letters: Readers respond to Rishi Sunak’s speech on how extremism has taken hold in Britain

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Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead

Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

How do civilisations collapse? Ask Lee Anderson

The shameless smears against Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives’ mealy-mouthed refusal to reject them feel a lot like the start of the end of things

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Blurring the line between criticism and bigotry fuels hatred of Muslims and Jews

Racists often dismiss the charge of prejudice as an attempt to prevent debate

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Labour rattled by Galloway win as Sadiq Khan slams PM over racist ‘poison’

London mayor says Sunak must be tougher on Anderson, while Gaza ceasefire fracas piles pressure on many sitting Labour MPs

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The ‘mob rule’ Rishi Sunak fears most lies in the ranks of his own party

The Tory leader has been flabby about policing extremism on his own side

The Guardian - UK

Anderson and Braverman shout loudest, but one man has led the toxification of the Tories: Michael Gove

As an influential constant in government, Gove has been key to the process of rightwing radicalisation, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Rish! purposefully grips his lectern – but shows he has no grip of the country

PM spends 10 minutes sharing his innermost fears with the nation without offering any solutions

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Extremists trying to tear us apart, says Rishi Sunak in impromptu No 10 speech

PM condemns ‘shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality’ in wake of Gaza war, in sometimes rambling address

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George Galloway stands accused of profiting from the pain of Gaza – and rightly so. But he is not the only one

The new Rochdale MP is hardly unique. He is just highly adept at swimming in the toxic swamp that is so much of our politics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says George Galloway's by-election victory 'beyond alarming' and warns democracy 'under threat'

PM says in No10 address that extremist groups are a growing threat to British democracy

Evening Standard

OPINION - Are we there yet? British politics may still have some way to go before it reaches rock bottom

'Rock bottom' confers a powerful elixir. Recovering alcoholics often point to the day, the hour, the drink that led them to make a change. For others, it is the simple reassurance that no matter how difficult the times, there is something to be said for them no longer getting worse.…

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Sadiq Khan launches attack on 'divisive' Tory rival Susan Hall as mayoral race gets personal

Mayor says election will be ‘toughest contest of my political life’

The Guardian - UK

Tory party must face up to Islamophobia in its ranks

Letters: Paul McGilchrist, George Duoblys and Toby Roddham on the racist rhetoric that is now commonplace among Conservative members

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on London: diversity thrives while Tories pander to prejudice

Editorial: Lee Anderson, Liz Truss and other Conservatives peddle shoddy lies about the capital. The truth is far more interesting

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