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'We did what we did to fix the economy': Brendan Howlin hits back at Holly Cairns and defends Labour's role in 2011 coalition
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'We did what we did to fix the economy': Brendan Howlin hits back at Holly Cairns and defends Labour's role in 2011 coalition
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'We did what we did to fix the economy': Brendan Howlin hits ...
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Ireland’s Greatest Strike: In April 1920 a general strike demanding the release of prisoners rocked Ireland and brought the country to a standstill — one hundred ...
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Ireland’s Greatest Strike
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Stephen Collins: Electing ‘characters’ as MEPs could harm Ireland: A segment of the electorate regards the European elections as an opportunity to vent their ...
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Stephen Collins: Electing ‘characters’ as MEPs could harm Ireland
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37: Father-of-two Mr Harris becomes Ireland's youngest and 15th taoiseach as he succeeds Leo ...
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37
Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
  • Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.

  • A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.

  • Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.

  • While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
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Broadcaster Niall Boylan to run for Independent Ireland in EU elections: Boylan joins former RTÉ broadcaster Ciaran Mullooly as a candidate for Independent ...
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Broadcaster Niall Boylan to run for Independent Ireland in EU elections
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Clare TD Michael McNamara to contest European election: Independent TD Michael McNamara has announced he will be contesting the European Parliament elections in ...
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Clare TD Michael McNamara to contest European election
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Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin chasing votes in the gutter of lies : Mary Lou McDonald’s party wants voters back and appears willing to go to extreme lengths of ...
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Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin chasing votes in the gutter of lies 
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What do we know about Long Covid?: In Ireland, there have been over 1.7 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection so far.
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What do we know about Long Covid?
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Sinn Féin is now out of touch with its own supporters, claims Aontú leader: Mary Lou McDonald ‘wrong-footed’ on major issues as party seeks centre ground to ...
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Sinn Féin is now out of touch with its own supporters, claims Aontú leader
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Government accused of 'sitting on its hands' on abortion care reform: Holly Cairns accused the Government of inaction on the matter
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Government accused of 'sitting on its hands' on abortion care ...
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Diarmaid Ferriter: Ramping up home building isn’t impossible - we’ve done it before
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PLP MPs praise handling of economy at public meeting: Bermuda faces a bright future thanks to the Government’s responsible stewardship of the economy ...
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PLP MPs praise handling of economy at public meeting
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Elaine Loughlin: Statesman Simon's good faith met with stinging criticism: Elaine Loughlin: Statesman Simon's good faith met with stinging criticism: A ...
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Elaine Loughlin: Statesman Simon's good faith met with stinging ...
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WASPI vote could swing next election as map shows Tory and Labour seats at risk: The WASPI campaign has warned that the votes of the 1950s-born women who have ...
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WASPI vote could swing next election as map shows Tory and Labour seats at ...
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Banister & Polygon, Bargate, Bassett, Bevois, Bitterne Park, Coxford: Profiles of candidates standing for election to Southampton City Council in Banister & ...
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Banister & Polygon, Bargate, Bassett, Bevois, Bitterne Park, Coxford
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BirminghamLive and CoventryLive to host West Midlands Mayor hustings: BirminghamLive and CoventryLive are hosting a joint hustings online to give you the chance ...
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BirminghamLive and CoventryLive to host West Midlands Mayor hustings
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The real reason Ireland is going to recognise Palestine: When the Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin recently stood up and announced to the Dail that Ireland ...
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The real reason Ireland is going to recognise Palestine
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Map shows where elections taking place in Surrey on 2 May 2024: Use this useful tool to see exactly what decisions you will have to make in the elections which ...
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Map shows where elections taking place in Surrey on 2 May 2024
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Call for Good Friday to be made a bank holiday: Good Friday should be made a bank holiday for all workers in Ireland, according to a Labour Party senator.
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Call for Good Friday to be made a bank holiday
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Rent explosion in Dublin: 2000 euros for a one-room apartment: Living space against sex, cameras in the kitchen and social housing for Ryanair pilots: What ...
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Rent explosion in Dublin: 2000 euros for a one-room apartment
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Sudden stampede to the right by our politicians can only benefit democracy: If Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is serious about being taoiseach after the next ...
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Sudden stampede to the right by our politicians can only benefit democracy
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What is an Irish political party ardfheis and why does it matter?: University of Galway to host Simon Harris’ first ardfheis as Fine Gael leader ...
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What is an Irish political party ardfheis and why does it matter?
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Kate Garraway's heartbreaking marriage admission to Derek Draper before he died: Kate Garraway has opened up about her marriage to Derek Draper in a new ITV ...
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Kate Garraway's heartbreaking marriage admission to Derek Draper before he ...
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Limerick mayor: Who will be Ireland’s first directly elected mayor and what can they do for the €154,000 salary?
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Limerick mayor: Who will be Ireland’s first directly elected mayor and ...
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It’s Time to Revive the Lucas Plan: In the 1970s, workers at Lucas Aerospace proposed saving the company by producing technologies that fight climate change ...
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It’s Time to Revive the Lucas Plan
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From priority areas to ‘tumbleweed territory’: Labour candidates get canvassing masterclass
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From priority areas to ‘tumbleweed territory’: Labour candidates get ...
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Call for Martin to join Irish acts' boycott of SXSW event: Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has called on Minister for Arts and Culture Catherine Martin ...
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Call for Martin to join Irish acts' boycott of SXSW event
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Ireland considering Gaza aid drop with Jordan - Tánaiste: Ireland is actively considering taking part in an aid drop to Gaza along with Jordan ...
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Ireland considering Gaza aid drop with Jordan - Tánaiste
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Is a woman’s place in the home? Ireland is poised to decide.: A vote to axe sexism from Ireland’s constitution is in the balance amid pushback from left and ...
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Is a woman’s place in the home? Ireland is poised to decide.
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'We didn’t do enough': Government 'failed to articulate' why people should vote yes-yes
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'We didn’t do enough': Government 'failed to ...
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War chest of at least €144,000 available to Yes side to campaign in March 8th referendums
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War chest of at least €144,000 available to Yes side to campaign in March ...
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Social Democrats select Rory Hearne as candidate for European elections: Social Democrats select Rory Hearne as candidate for European elections: A comprehensive ...
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Social Democrats select Rory Hearne as candidate for European elections
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Elaine Loughlin: What should have been a simple referendum vote has now become a confusing mess
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Elaine Loughlin: What should have been a simple referendum vote has now ...
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Limerick councillor Elisa O'Donovan to stand for Social Democrats in race for first elected mayor
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Limerick councillor Elisa O'Donovan to stand for Social Democrats in ...
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Jeremy Hunt's UK budget: 'All hat and no rabbit': British Chancellors of the Exchequer have a habit of making surprise announcements in their ...
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Jeremy Hunt's UK budget: 'All hat and no rabbit'
Quick Glance: Biden's Billionaire Tax Proposal: Expert Insights
  • President Joe Biden praised U.S. economic performance in his State of the Union Address and emphasized the importance of raising taxes for the wealthy and corporations.

  • Economists applaud proposals to increase corporate and billionaire taxes as potential revenue sources to tackle the U.S. debt crisis.

  • The proposed tax credit for first-time homebuyers received approval, but doubts linger about its significant impact.

  • Experts express concerns about the potential impact of corporations relocating due to the proposed tax hikes.
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Sinn Féin proposes Bill to make ‘sex for rent’ arrangements an offence: Eoin Ó Broin brought forward legislation to make advertising such offers illegal ...
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Sinn Féin proposes Bill to make ‘sex for rent’ arrangements an offence
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Jack Jones’ Docker Internationalism: Union leader Jack Jones – born on this day in 1913 – was known as ‘the most powerful man in Britain’ for defending British ...
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Jack Jones’ Docker Internationalism
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No-fault evictions force over 100 families into homelessness in final three months of 2023
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No-fault evictions force over 100 families into homelessness in final ...
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Labour’s new secret weapon: Boris Johnson: Starmer can learn from the former PM's mistakes on levelling up
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Labour’s new secret weapon: Boris Johnson
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What Indians here think of Ireland: ‘It’s very merit based. If you work hard enough, you will get the job’
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What Indians here think of Ireland: ‘It’s very merit based ...
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Every candidate standing for London Mayor in 2024 and what their policies are: Voters will go to the polls on May 2 to elect their mayor and London Assembly ...
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Every candidate standing for London Mayor in 2024 and what their policies ...
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An end to ‘tried-tested-failed’ politics? Holly Cairns pitches for change: Social Democrats leader wants to be part of the next government. First ...
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An end to ‘tried-tested-failed’ politics? Holly Cairns pitches for change
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Social Democrats willing to discuss coalition with 'any party', says leader Holly Cairns 
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Social Democrats willing to discuss coalition with 'any party' ...
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Seán Óg Ó hAilpín 'sounded out' by Fine Gael for European election bid: Party is set to announce a Cork-based candidate for the Ireland South European ...
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Seán Óg Ó hAilpín 'sounded out' by Fine Gael for European ...
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Elaine Loughlin: Results of Holly experiment due in the next few months: For the Social Democrats, the upcoming local elections are equivalent to the difficult ...
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Elaine Loughlin: Results of Holly experiment due in the next few months
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'Palestine is grateful to Ireland' ambassador tells Social Democrats conference
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'Palestine is grateful to Ireland' ambassador tells Social ...
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Govt not matching words with action on Gaza - Cairns: Social Democrats Leader Holly Cairns has pledged to deliver 50,000 homes per year if her party gets into ...
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Govt not matching words with action on Gaza - Cairns
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Fact-checking housing promises: can the State deliver 50,000 new homes a year - and if so, how?
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Fact-checking housing promises: can the State deliver 50,000 new homes a ...
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London Playbook PM: 1922 problems: What's driving the day in Westminster. Politics and policymaking in the UK capital.
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London Playbook PM: 1922 problems
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Holly Cairns says not possible to drop house prices to €300k overnight: The leader of the Social Democrats says it is important to be honest with voters on ...
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Holly Cairns says not possible to drop house prices to €300k overnight
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Sarah Harte: Parties must do much more to address treatment of politicians : We need to examine attitudes across the political spectrum because there is a ...
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Sarah Harte: Parties must do much more to address treatment of ...
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Pat Leahy: After the Holly Cairns bounce, the Social Democrats face three big questions
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Pat Leahy: After the Holly Cairns bounce, the Social Democrats face three ...
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John Bruton ‘changed Ireland for the better’, State funeral hears: Leo Varadkar delivers graveside oration for former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in Dunboyne ...
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John Bruton ‘changed Ireland for the better’, State funeral hears
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Five things we learned about Andy Burnham in his new book: The Greater Manchester mayor reveals his formative experiences and shares stories from his time in ...
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Five things we learned about Andy Burnham in his new book
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Romania’s ruling coalition fails to appoint single candidate for Bucharest mayor: Romania’s ruling coalition, formed by the Social Democrats (PSD) and the ...
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Romania’s ruling coalition fails to appoint single candidate for Bucharest ...
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Mick Clifford: Rushing the new planning bill on a wing and a prayer is storing up problems
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General election 2024: Why it may be time for a boring Prime Minister after Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
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Former Labour Party MP Jonathan Hunt dies aged 85: Entering Parliament in 1966, Hunt was an MP for 39 years, 30 of which were as MP for New Lynn.
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Former Labour Party MP Jonathan Hunt dies aged 85
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New family law? Irish people vote on constitutional change: Referendum in Ireland: The family should be recognized, regardless of whether it is based on marriage ...
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New family law? Irish people vote on constitutional change
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Why does Belgium have 'compulsory' voting and what if it was abolished?: Belgium is one of the few remaining countries where voters are obliged to go to the ...
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Average Bromley household to pay £1,950 council tax as 5% rise approved: The increase is the maximum amount allowed to be enforced by local authorities without ...
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Ruling coalition blocks budget planning for Bucharest municipality: The budget planning for 2024 drafted by the team of Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan ...
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Ruling coalition blocks budget planning for Bucharest municipality
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Tory MPs complain Lee Anderson suspension is 'final nail in the coffin': Sky News has obtained leaked WhatsApp messages from Tory MPs who are unhappy with the ...
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Tory MPs complain Lee Anderson suspension is 'final nail in the coffin'
Quick Glance: PM: Lee not racist, but comments wrong
  • The prime minister said Lee Anderson's comments 'were wrong' after he claimed Sadiq Khan was being controlled by 'Islamists', ITV News' Carl Dinnen reports.

  • Anderson, the former deputy chairman, lost the Conservative whip over the weekend after failing to apologise for claiming “Islamists” had “got control” of the London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

  • Khan responded to the latest developments, calling Anderson's comments racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Muslim.

  • The Muslim Council of Britain called for an inquiry into the party's 'structural Islamophobia'.