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Tory leaders say there is no way back for Lee Anderson, who was accused of racist comments against the Mayor of London, unless he makes a full apology.
The former Conservative Party deputy leader sparked outrage at the weekend when he claimed Sadiq Khan was “controlled” by Islamists.
Mr Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, was stripped of his Conservative whip and suspended from the party, but has since refused to apologize for his abuse and instead launched a fresh attack on Mr Khan. selected.
A former Conservative Party minister described the row as “very harmful to the party” and suggested it would be difficult for Akakabe to return to the party.
“I think he should be suspended until he apologizes to moderate Muslims and understands why members of Congress can’t say such things,” he said.
A former moderate cabinet minister suggested Mr Anderson could be allowed back into the party under very special circumstances.
“If he takes full offense and says, ‘I’m not a racist, but that was racist and I’m sorry,’ he can come back.”
But the MP suggested Mr Anderson was doing everything the Conservatives could to the right, saying Nigel Farage’s joining the party would happen “over my dead body”. .
The comments came as some in the Conservative Party seek to force Mr Sunak to take a stronger stance on what they call “Islamic extremism” in the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict. .
Mr Anderson’s ally Jonathan Garris, who also represents the Redwall constituency, said he hoped he would return to the party, but added: “He must apologize to Mayor Khan.” added.
he said times radio: “I think what he was talking about was Islamic extremism, which is sadly rampant in our community.”
Former home secretary Suela Braverman said on Monday the government “needs to urgently focus now on the big question of how to deal with Islamic extremism in the UK”.
“The hysteria of those who scream the crisis is one of the reasons we don’t make progress,” she said on X/Twitter. “Language is important, but we need decisive government action now.”
Liz Truss, speaking at the US Right-Wing Conservative Conference, also suggested that a radical Islamic party could be elected in the UK in this week’s Rochdale by-election.
The former prime minister also failed to condemn comments by former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who described Tommy Robinson as a “hero.”