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Lee Anderson’s attendance at a Conservative fundraiser despite currently being suspended as a Tory MP, as exclusively revealed by Express.co.uk, has been condemned by Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth, who said the incident “beggars belief“.
Mr Anderson was at a dinner to raise money for Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith on Friday, together with former Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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The former Tory deputy chairman and MP for Ashfield is said to have been given a standing ovation by those in attendance, with Ms Truss, according to an anonymous onlooker, saying, "who is this de-whipped Tory?" as she greeted him.
A photograph obtained by The Express appears to show Mr Anderson, Ms Truss and Mr Clarke-Smith posing together at the fundraiser.
Labour has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban Mr Anderson from raising funds for the Tories while he is without the party whip.
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INSIGHT: Lee Anderson given hero's welcome at Tory Party fundraiser despite suspension
Lee Anderson's attendance at the event 'beggars belief', said Labour's Jonathan Ashworth (Image: GETTY/Express)
Mr Anderson was stripped of the Tory whip last weekend after he accused Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, of being controlled by Islamists. His remark triggered accusations of Islamophobia and racism, with former Chancellor Sajid Javid among those highly critical of him.
The outspoken Red Wall MP has refused to apologise for the remarks despite Mr Sunak himself labelling them "wrong".
The former Labour councillor has also refused to rule out potentially standing for Reform UK, the former Brexit Party, at the next election.
Jonathan Ashworth, Labour's shadow paymaster general, said: "It beggars belief that, far from being suspended from the Tories as Rishi Sunak told us, here he is: Lee Anderson, parading around the North Notts rubber chicken circuit with none other than Liz Truss.
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Lee Anderson and Liz Truss with fellow Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith (Image: Express)
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"Given Rishi Sunak deems Mr Anderson as unfit to be a Tory MP, he now needs to bar him from fundraising for the Tory Party.
"Unless he takes action, Rishi Sunak will again be exposed as weaker than ever, and out of control of his chaotic, divided party."
Friday's event in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, with Ms Truss was designed to raise money towards Mr Clarke-Smith's re-election campaign ahead of a general election expected this year.
Ms Truss had been due to speak about her brief tenure in No 10 in 2022, including the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, before her mini-budget helped send the economy tumbling, leading to her being ousted after just 44 days in office.
Lee Anderson had the Tory whip withdrawn after refusing to apologise to Sadiq Khan (Image: GETTY)
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Labour has previously called for Ms Truss to have the Tory whip removed as well after her attendance at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference in the US.
While at the event last month, she claimed her efforts to cut taxes were "sabotaged" by the "deep state".
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Mr Sunak on Friday, in an address to the nation from Downing Street, warned that extremist forces in Britain were "trying to tear us apart".
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