Lee Anderson suspended from Conservative Party after claiming 'Islamists have control of Sadiq Khan'

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Lee Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservatives, has been suspended from the party after claiming that Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists.

Mr Anderson said: "I don't actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they've got control of Khan and they've got control of London".He was responding to a claim by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman that Islamists were in charge of Britain.A spokesperson said on Saturday afternoon that Mr Anderson had been suspended from the Conservative party for refusing to apologise for his comments.

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