Tory supporters lash out at ‘snake’ Sunak over Lee Anderson suspension

Exclusive: activists endorse Anderson’s comments and decry ‘threat of Islam’ in leaked messages

Grassroots Conservative supporters have called Rishi Sunak a “snake” over Lee Anderson’s suspension as MPs on the Tory right said he should be given a route back in.

In leaked WhatsApp messages obtained by the Guardian, members of the Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO), which was founded by disgruntled Tories after Boris Johnson and then Liz Truss were ousted, attacked the prime minister for kicking Anderson out of the parliamentary party.