(LBC) Police are assessing a hate speech complaint made against Lee Anderson, after he claimed that Sadiq Khan was being controlled by Islamists.
Mr Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservatives, was suspended for failing to apologise for the comments. He later said “you should never apologise” when “you think you are right.”
An anonymous complaint has been submitted to the Met in relation to Mr Anderson’s comments, the Sun reported. Once the Met have assessed it, they can either escalate the complaint and launch a proper investigation, or they can decide there is a lack of evidence to back up a hate speech charge.
Mr Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, later admitted his words were “clumsy” but doubled down on his criticism.
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