Unelected Rainbow Man - Rishi Sunak distances himself from Lee Andersonâ€™s death penalty views

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Feb 9, 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from the MP he appointed deputy Tory party chairman, after Lee Anderson backed the return of the death penalty.

The Prime Minister said â€œthatâ€™s not my view, thatâ€™s not the Governmentâ€™s viewâ€ when questioned about reinstating capital punishment.

Mr Anderson, who was appointed by Mr Sunak on Tuesday, also clashed with a radio presenter in a combative interview.

Ashfield MP Mr Anderson was given the post of working as one of new chairman Greg Handsâ€™s lieutenants in the run-up to the next election.

In an interview with The Spectator magazine conducted a few days before his appointment but published after he had been given the role, Mr Anderson said he would support the UK reintroducing the death penalty.

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