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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Xr smacking and asylum lee anderson s history of speaking out - The Untold Story

Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson: ‘I know what working-class people are thinking.’ Photograph: Jeff Gilbert/Alamy

“The more my critics criticise me, the more I know I am doing and saying the right things,” proclaimed Lee Anderson after becoming the Conservative party’s deputy chair this week. “If they ever stop criticising me then that’s the time to start worrying.”

There’s no cause for worry just yet. In just a few short days since being given his new role, the Ashfield MP has received a backlash for advocating the death penalty and for clashing with a radio presenter over accusations of dishonesty.

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