Lee Anderson says public supports him over Sadiq Khan comments

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Lee Anderson has insisted he did nothing wrong in saying Sadiq Khan was under the control of Islamists, claiming he had received overwhelming support from the public and MPs over comments which lost him the Conservative whip.

In his first media interviews beyond GB News, who employ him as a presenter, the former Tory vice chair said that when he accused the London mayor, who is a Muslim, of giving London “to his mates”, those “in the real world” backed him.