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Lee Anderson claims family were in McDonald's 'two or three times a week' while using food bank

Lee Anderson secured a Westminster Hall debate on the subject of food poverty, where he also said it was a 'myth' that everyone on Universal Credit was in poverty.

Nottingham Post

Lee Anderson says families ‘abusing’ food banks then taking kids to McDonald’s

Poor families ‘more resourceful in the past’, says Tory deputy chairman

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson claims people are ‘abusing’ food banks and using them for weekly shop

The Conservative party deputy chairman has previoulsy questioned why some workers need to use food banks

Evening Standard

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Lee Anderson stokes fury with claim families 'using food banks then going to McDonald's'

The divisive Tory deputy chairman claimed that receiving Universal Credit isn't an indication that families are in poverty - and said he'd contacted a local school to find out why they'd been offering free breakfasts

Daily Mirror

Sheila Hancock, 90, admits she wants to 'leave the world a happy place, full of life'

Iconic actor Sheila Hancock has revealed that she is more determined than ever to be heard as she celebrates her 90th birthday, and still calls out injustice where she sees it

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Lee Anderson challenges Brexit activist Steve Bray to a boxing match: how to watch the fight live

GB News has agreed to televise the ‘Thrilla by the River’.

Evening Standard

Tory MP Lee Anderson and Brexit activist Steve Bray ‘to fight in boxing match’

Pro-EU demonstrator demands deputy party chairman quit if he loses bout

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Legal review possible on Nottinghamshire council's housing approval for open field

Ashfield District Council recently approved the building of eight houses on agricultural land in a small village.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire dad pays heartfelt tribute to 'handsome lad' who 'loved life'

The devastated family had "no clue" that Sean Lynk, aged 30, was struggling with his mental health before the tragedy, which happened shortly before Christmas last year.

Nottingham Post

The desperate Tories have one idea left: target the migrants, ramp up the fear

It may not save them at the polls, but immigration and the culture war are all they have. And the toxicity that will create doesn’t concern them, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson accuses Calais refugee charities of encouraging migrants to cross Channel

The Care4Calais charity has hit back at the Nottinghamshire MP's comments

Nottingham Post

The ghosts of rotten Tories haunt my routine

As the Conservative casualties pile up, thank heavens for Lee Anderson, the no-nonsense MP for Ashfield

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson says Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’ REDIRECTED

Campaigners deny Tory deputy chair’s claim they ‘encourage’ people to make crossing

The Independent UK

Tories dismissed complaints on Lee Anderson's far-right links before making him chair

This paper has also obtained images of a woman who Anderson has publicly called "Aunty" and said he is “proud to call … a friend”…

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Refugee charity rejects Tory vice-chair’s claim they are ‘just as bad as people-smugglers’

Care4Calais says it offers refugees aid and dignity and does not want them to cross Channel by dangerous means

Evening Standard

Lee Anderson claims Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’

Controversial MP accuses organisations of ‘fuelling’ migrants’ desire to cross Channel in small boats

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson says Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’

The MP for Ashfield, who is known for his controversial views, was appointed Conservative deputy chairman by Rishi Sunak.

Evening Standard

Tory deputy chairman says he’s ‘not a lunatic’ for wanting death penalty return

The MP for Ashfield says he has supported the death penalty since being a teenager

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The Guardian - UK

Dog-whistle politics and the futility of the death penalty

Letters: Support from Dr Tom Wilke, Dr Hamid Khan and Declan O’Neill for Duncan Campbell’s piece prompted by Lee Anderson’s controversial remarks about capital punishment

Daily Mirror

Tory chief Lee Anderson says he's not a 'lunatic' for demanding return of death penalty

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson insisted that millions of voters share his desire for capital punishment to be brought back. He was appointed by Rishi Sunak last week

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson says ‘I am allowed to have opinions’ on death penalty

The outspoken MP for Ashfield was given the post of deputy Conservative chairman.

The National (Scotland)

The Worst of Westminster: Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn lock horns

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Nottingham Post

Ashfield Tory MP Lee Anderson denies he has been 'silenced' after dropping weekly GB News slot

The Ashfield MP has been the feature of a weekly segment on the news channel since last November

Wales Online

Tory MP Lee Anderson asks Lib Dems to deliver 48,000 posters criticising his views to him - so they did

He said he would deliver the "attack posters" to his constituents himself - but his office declined the Lib Democrats's delivery

Nottingham Post

Ashfield Tory MP Lee Anderson's office rejects delivery of 48,000 'attack' leaflets

Liberal Democrat councillors turned up at the controversial MP's office to try and deliver 48,000 leaflets highlighting some of his opinions that they disagree with

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