UK politics live: Tory deputy chair reaffirms ‘back to France’ anti-migrant comment

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Downing Street has said ​that Alex Chalk was speaking on behalf of the government ⁢when he defended Lee Anderson’s “fuck off back ‍to France” comment about migrants unhappy ⁣with being asked to live on a barge (see 10.18am), Liz Bates from Channel 4​ News reports.

Number 10 has ⁢backed Lee Anderson over his ‘migrants ‍who‌ don’t like⁤ barges can f**k off back to France’ ‌comment. ⁣

After Justice Sec Alex Chalk⁢ said “his indignation ​was well placed”,‌ No10 ‍told Sky: “The Justice Secretary was speaking on behalf of the government.”

— Liz Bates‍ (@wizbates) August ‍8, 2023
35m ago08.24 EDTLabour’s Sadiq Khan accuses ⁢Lee Anderson of ‘stoking up division and ⁢hate’ with ​anti-migrants comment

Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, has accused Lee Anderson, the Conservative party‍ deputy chair, of “stoking up more division and hate” with his comment about asylum seekers published this morning. (See ‍10.18am.) He posted this on what most of us still call ‌Twitter.

Language matters. This lot have been in Government for 13‍ years. After their abject failure all that’s left is stoking up more division and hate. We deserve so much better.

Language matters. ⁣This lot⁣ have been in Government for 13 years. After​ their abject failure all that’s left is stoking up more division‌ and hate. We deserve⁤ so much better. https://t.co/I3Dv6dAB7V

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) August ‌8,⁣ 2023
42m⁣ ago08.18 EDTRegisters of UK Electoral Commission hacked​ by ‘hostile actors’

The Electoral Commission, the UK’s elections watchdog, has been targeted by a cyber-attack‍ that enabled “hostile actors” ⁤to ⁤access electoral registers. The full​ story is…

2023-08-08 07:44:45

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