All news on the topic: Lee Anderson

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Met Police opens criminal investigation into Reform UK funding
The Metropolitan Police is carrying out a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations it broke foreign funding laws, following a broadcast by Channel 4 News last week.
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Nigel Farage’s two closest aides quit as Reform UK donation scandal engulfs conference
The loss of Dan Jukes and James Orr from the populist leader’s top team represents a major blow to a party that’s trying to professionalize.
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Nigel Farage breaks parliamentary filming rules after recording video on Parliament roof
The Reform UK leader has found himself in hot water on his first day back in Parliament after his Clacton by-election stunt, by filming a social media video on the roof of Parliament without permission
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Reform UK is "democracy in name only" as Nigel Farage retains sweeping control, constitution reveals
In February 2025, Reform’s then-Chairman Zia Yusuf wrote: “We are pleased to announce that, as promised, Nigel Farage has handed over ownership of Reform UK to its members.
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Reform UK wants to send 10,000 foreign criminals to prisons in El Salvador
Reform UK is in talks with El Salvador over a plan to deport all foreign criminals to the country’s tough jails should it win the next General Election.
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Farage’s Channel migration plan rejected by France and Downing Street as illegal
Nigel Farage’s desperate small boats plan has been dismissed as impractical and illegal as he attempts to divert attention from sleaze allegations.
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Reform UK attacks Andy Burnham over holiday abroad after first weeks in office
Andy Burnham has been accused of "bunking off for a jolly" after it was revealed he would be taking a holiday a little over two weeks into his term.
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Angela Rayner pocketed £180,000 from second jobs during her year out of Cabinet
Angela Rayner earned more than £180,000 during her “year off” from Cabinet, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Sadiq Khan faces misinformation spread after "cheap fake" video misrepresents interview
Sadiq Khan has fallen victim to yet another fake video, with the clip apparently showing him criticizing the Prime Minister over his response to last week’s Unite the Kingdom rally.
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Makerfield cafe row erupts after Farage’s unannounced stop with campaign team
Nigel Farage has been asked to apologize after the Reform UK leader entered a Makerfield community cafe unannounced with his team and "intimidated" workers.
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Lee Anderson ejected from Commons after refusing to withdraw claim Starmer “lied”
Lee Anderson has been kicked out of the Commons after accusing Keir Starmer of lying in a debate.
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Farage embroiled in row as video tied to far-right group resurfaces
Nigel Farage contributed a Cameo video to a far-right group in Canada that later used his message to promote an extremist event, according to reports.
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Politician under scrutiny after recording paid messages inside Parliament
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has used his parliamentary office to record personalized video messages that are paid for, possibly breaching regulations that prohibit the commercial use of the Palace of Westminster.
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The UK government plans to crack down on MPs earning extra money from media firms
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage are among those who have earned large sums from broadcasters, but a tightening of rules on MPs’ outside interests is being considered.
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Tory MP Nick Fletcher suggests voters back Reform UK in mate Lee Anderson’s seat
Don Valley MP Nick Fletcher was told off by the Chief Whip after he endorsed Tory-turned-Reform MP Lee Anderson as the ’greatest champion’ for Ashfield and said he needs to be back in Westminster after the election.
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'It'll soon be last orders for the opportunistic pub bore Anderson'
Having flip-flopped from Labour to the Tories and then to Reform UK, Lee Anderson will most likely be out on his ear come the general election, writes Brian Reade
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Can Boris Johnson help save Tories' Red Wall seats - vote here and have your say
Former PM Boris Johnson could be deployed to help worried Conservatives cling on in the North and the Midlands - but do you think BoJo can help save the Tories' Red Wall seats?
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Tories ramp up spending on Facebook ads by 1,200% fuelling May election fever
Voters in marginal seats are being bombarded with videos of their local Tory candidates every time they log onto Facebook amid growing speculation about a May election
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Boris Johnson pals tell Rishi Sunak 'it's over' as 9 more Tory MPs could defect
Supporters of Boris Johnson have launched a fresh bid to oust Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after MP Lee Anderson joined Reform UK, the party founded by Nigel Farage
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'Three party Lee looked like he had second thoughts - maybe he'll change again'
As Lee Anderson walked out on stage to be unveiled as Reform UK’s first ever MP, the Conservative Party's ex-Deputy Chairman looked as if he was having second thoughts
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Lee Anderson bottles by-election despite demanding MPs face vote if they defect
In 2020 Lee Anderson, who has now joined Reform UK, supported a Bill saying MPs who switch parties should face a recall petition, as he blasted Tory failure to run the country
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Lee Anderson's worst moments as he joins Reform UK after Tories kick him out
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK after losing the Tory whip over a slur he made against London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Here are just some of his long string of controversies
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Ex-Tory MP Lee Anderson joins Reform UK after Sadiq Khan slur controversy
Former Conservative vice chairman Lee Anderson lost the whip after he suggested the London Mayor is controlled by 'Islamists' and had 'given our capital city away to his mates'
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Lee Rigby's widow calls on politicians to stop fuelling anti-Muslim hate
Rebecca Rigby, whose soldier husband was murdered in a terror attack in Woolwich in 2013, has signed a joint letter calling for an end to hatred towards Muslims
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'Amid the nasty rhetoric, Rishi Sunak is running scared'
We are in dangerous territory when ordinary voters who use the democratic process are maligned because the results do not go the way the Government wants, writes Mirror columnist Darren Lewis