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'''Lee Anderson''' is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] member of parliament for the constituency of [[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield]] in Nottinghamshire. |
'''Lee Anderson''' is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] member of parliament for the constituency of [[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield]] in Nottinghamshire. |
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He was elected in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2019|2019 general election]], after the incumbent [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP, [[Gloria De Piero]], stood down. He is a former miner and was a long-time Labour Party member before joining the Conservatives.<ref name=":0" /> |
He was elected in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2019|2019 general election]], after the incumbent [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP, [[Gloria De Piero]], stood down. He is a former miner and was a long-time Labour Party member before giving in to his long-repressed mercenary urges and joining the Conservatives.<ref name=":0" /> |
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During the election he made controversial statements where he suggested problem tenants on the Carsic council estate should be made to live in tents and pick potatoes or any other seasonal vegetables from 6 in the morning until 6 in the evening, when they should then have a cold shower and go straight to bed.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |date=19 November 2019 |title='Nuisance' council tenants 'should live in tents' says Ashfield Tory candidate |
During the election he made controversial statements where he suggested problem tenants on the Carsic council estate should be made to live in tents and pick potatoes or any other seasonal vegetables from 6 in the morning until 6 in the evening, when they should then have a cold shower and go straight to bed.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |date=19 November 2019 |title='Nuisance' council tenants 'should live in tents' says Ashfield Tory candidate |
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|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50474572 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 December 2019 }} </ref> He was also caught setting up a staged a door-knock talk with a friend whilst being filmed by [[Michael Crick]], Political Correspondent for the [[Mail Plus]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chad.co.uk/news/politics/ashfield-s-conservative-candidate-lee-anderson-caught-setting-up-door-knock-with-friendly-voter-1-10121392|title=Ashfield's Conservative candidate Lee Anderson caught setting up door-knock with friendly voter|website=www.chad.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> |
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50474572 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 December 2019 }} </ref> He was also caught setting up a staged a door-knock talk with a friend whilst being filmed by [[Michael Crick]], Political Correspondent for the [[Mail Plus]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chad.co.uk/news/politics/ashfield-s-conservative-candidate-lee-anderson-caught-setting-up-door-knock-with-friendly-voter-1-10121392|title=Ashfield's Conservative candidate Lee Anderson caught setting up door-knock with friendly voter, and also a distinctly unfriendly voter who suggests that Anderson is “so sly he could crawl under a snake’s belly with a top hat on.”|website=www.chad.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:34, 15 December 2019
Lee Anderson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ashfield | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gloria De Piero |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lee Anderson is the Conservative Party member of parliament for the constituency of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.
He was elected in the 2019 general election, after the incumbent Labour MP, Gloria De Piero, stood down. He is a former miner and was a long-time Labour Party member before giving in to his long-repressed mercenary urges and joining the Conservatives.[1]
During the election he made controversial statements where he suggested problem tenants on the Carsic council estate should be made to live in tents and pick potatoes or any other seasonal vegetables from 6 in the morning until 6 in the evening, when they should then have a cold shower and go straight to bed.[2] He was also caught setting up a staged a door-knock talk with a friend whilst being filmed by Michael Crick, Political Correspondent for the Mail Plus.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ashfield's Conservative candidate Lee Anderson caught setting up door-knock with friendly voter, and also a distinctly unfriendly voter who suggests that Anderson is "so sly he could crawl under a snake's belly with a top hat on."". www.chad.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "'Nuisance' council tenants 'should live in tents' says Ashfield Tory candidate". BBC News. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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