{"id":138383,"date":"2024-02-25T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lee-anderson-has-tory-whip-suspended-after-refusal-to-apologise-for-sadiq-khan-comments-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-25T00:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T00:00:41","slug":"lee-anderson-has-tory-whip-suspended-after-refusal-to-apologise-for-sadiq-khan-comments-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lee-anderson-has-tory-whip-suspended-after-refusal-to-apologise-for-sadiq-khan-comments-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Anderson has Tory whip suspended after \u2018refusal to apologise\u2019 for Sadiq Khan comments | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0RP9r8gKODY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Anderson has Tory whip suspended after \u2018refusal to apologise\u2019 for Sadiq Khan comments | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0RP9r8gKODY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said Rishi Sunak\u2019s \u201csilence\u201d amounts to \u201ctacit endorsement\u201d of Lee Anderson\u2019s widely criticised remarks about \u201cIslamists\u201d despite the MP being stripped of the Conservative Party whip.<\/p>\n<p>The former deputy party chairman lost the Tory whip after refusing to apologise for the remarks and has said he accepts he left the prime minister with \u201cno option\u201d but to take action.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on GB News on Friday, Mr Anderson had said: \u201cI don\u2019t actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they\u2019ve got control of Khan and they\u2019ve got control of London\u2026 He\u2019s actually given our capital city away to his mates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said Rishi Sunak\u2019s \u201csilence\u201d amounts to \u201ctacit endorsement\u201d of Lee Anderson\u2019s widely criticised remarks about \u201cIslamists\u201d despite the MP being stripped of the Conservative Party whip. 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