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Revision as of 01:14, 17 December 2019

Lee Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Ashfield
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byGloria De Piero
Majority5,733 (11.7%)
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
OccupationPolitician

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 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] Following the election he was named by The Guardian as one of the seven "most controversial" new Conservative MPs.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ashfield's Conservative candidate Lee Anderson caught setting up door-knock with friendly voter". www.chad.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. ^ "'Nuisance' council tenants 'should live in tents' says Ashfield Tory candidate". BBC News. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ Syal, Rajeev; Mason, Rowena (16 December 2019). "Who are the Conservatives' most controversial new MPs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Ashfield

2019–present
Incumbent