'Words matter' - Lee Anderson, heightened tension and MPs' safety
The former Tory deputy chair, Lee Anderson, has refused to apologise for comments that saw him suspended from the party.
He said he believed "Islamists" had "got control" of London's mayor Sadiq Khan - a remark Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called "unacceptable".
But Mr Anderson isn't the only politician stoking racial divides, with Azhar Ali standing in this week's Rochdale by-election despite making antisemitic remarks that cost him Labour's backing.
The tensions have left many MPs fearing for their personal safety as security has had to be ramped up for several of them.
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