Lee Anderson stands up for England
His politics – and his gestures at comedy – are driven by the same dangerous nostalgia.
ByLee Anderson
Keir Starmer’s credit arrears
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Lee Anderson’s defection triggers bye-bye elation among Tories
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How dangerous is Lee Anderson’s defection for the Tories?
For now, there is little sign that Conservative colleagues will follow the Ashfield MP into Reform UK.
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Rishi Sunak has been trapped by the Tory realignment
The Prime Minister has discovered that once you are on the path to populism, it is hard to turn back.
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Angry Anderson now chairs the Tory party’s Unpopularity Committee
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The Lee Anderson debacle reveals a split in Tory strategy
The MP has doubled down on comments about Sadiq Khan and Islamists – yet Conservatives are reluctant to label him…
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The Tories’ self-destruction is a gift to Labour
Conservative divisions are helping to keep Keir Starmer’s party’s lead solid even as it endures its own woes.
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Rwanda rabble-rousers claim asylum from their own rebellion
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The Conservative conference can’t take its eyes off Farage
Your dose of gossip from the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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What Lee Anderson forgets about Brian Clough
The Tory MP keeps betraying his Labour roots.
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Local Conservative clubs are still clamouring for reckless right-wingers
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Lee Anderson, the “Red Wall rottweiler”, howling at the moon
The Tory deputy chairman exposed the party’s divisions and deficiencies as he closed the National Conservatism conference.
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Why the Tory right wants hush from Truss on tax-cuts
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Why is Lee Anderson bragging about how badly off young people are?
The Tory MP is here to remind us you can survive on low pay with a bare minimum of joy…
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Tory MP Lee Anderson has the seventh-highest staff turnover in parliament
The representative for Ashfield, who tweeted about his staffer earning “less than 30k”, is in the top ten for biggest…
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The inside story of a Tory MP’s 30p meals – which cost £50 up front
It’s not as simple as Lee Anderson thinks, as the people on the food-bank cookery course in his constituency know…
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When Lee Anderson blames food-bank users’ cooking, he’s blaming himself
The Tories have failed on food education.
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“Make out you’re not a friend”: Tory caught staging friendly voters for the cameras
The Mail’s Michael Crick overheard Tory candidate for Ashfield Lee Anderson setting someone up to greet him on the doorstep…
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