The Ashfield MP now becomes the party's first representative in parliament, promising to 'speak out' for people 'who feel that they're not being listened to'.
Former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK, becoming the party's first MP in the Commons. Mr Anderson, who secured the seat of Ashfield in 2019, was kicked out of the parliamentary Conservative Party for refusing to apologise after alleging that London mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by 'Islamists'. And while some of his colleagues had called for his reinstatement, others accused him of Islamophobia.
Attacking his now former party, Mr Anderson accused the Conservatives of 'stifling free speech', adding: 'When I find myself suspended for speaking my mind, and by the way speaking up on behalf of millions of people up and down the country who agree with me, that for me is unpalatable. It's a shocker, if I'm honest.' And in a statement on X, he also claimed to have been 'cast aside' by the Tories and 'unsupported'.
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