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The Conservative Party chairman has reportedly agreed a £10,000 pay increase for Lee Anderson, who was suspended from the party last week after saying Islamists had “taken control” of Sadiq Khan. .
Mr Anderson was stripped of the whip after he refused to apologize for comments about the Mayor of London, which Rishi Sunak said were “wrong”.
he said this GB News Mr Khan said he had “ceded the capital to his allies”, a comment the mayor of London criticized as “adding fuel to the fire of anti-Muslim hatred”.
Who carried out the £10,000 markup?
In November last year, Conservative Party leader Richard Holden reportedly offered a pay increase to Anderson, who was then deputy leader. of guardian.
letters seen by people The paper said Mr Holden wrote to Mr Anderson on November 24 to inform him that his deputy’s pay would be increased to £10,000.
Mr Holden, who recently replaced Greg Hands as party chairman, told Mr Anderson he would remain as vice-chairman.
He said the role would have a “base salary of £10,000 per year, paid in monthly arrears throughout the tenure”. guardian I will report it.
Mr Hands had decided not to pay Mr Anderson any additional salary as Mr Ashfield moved on. GB News I pay £100,000 a year.
according to guardianConservative Party sources said Mr Anderson was not paid the top-up because the relevant documents were not processed before he resigned.
The MP’s basic annual salary from April 1, 2023 is £86,584, meaning Mr Anderson was paid at least £186,000 this year.
What did Anderson say to cause an Islamophobic uproar?
Mr Anderson resigned as deputy speaker after he rebelled during a vote on the government’s Rwanda bill.
His suspension from the party followed a backlash following his appearance on the show. GB News on friday.
“I don’t actually believe that Islamists are in control of our country,” Anderson told the channel, where he regularly hosts the show.
“But what I believe is that they control Khan, they control London…He actually ceded our capital to his cronies.”
How did Sunak respond?
Mr Sunak said Mr Anderson’s comments that sparked the uproar were “unacceptable and wrong”.
But he denied that the Conservative Party had any Islamophobic tendencies.
Critics, including London Mayor and Tory peer Baroness Warsi, slammed Mr Sunak for not explicitly condemning the comments.
“Words matter, especially in the current climate of heightened tensions, and I think it’s incumbent upon all of us to choose our words carefully,” Sunak said.
Asked if there was a problem with Islamophobia within the party, the Prime Minister said: “No, of course not.”
I Mr Anderson, Mr Holden and the Conservative Party have been contacted for comment.