"UK Conservative Party Faces Islamophobia Controversy"

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden declined to label Lee Anderson's comments about London Mayor Sadiq Khan as Islamophobic, stating that Anderson would have kept his job if he had apologized. Anderson, a suspended Tory MP, made controversial remarks on GB News, leading to widespread criticism. Dowden defended the party's handling of the situation and stated that asking for an apology was the appropriate step. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has not directly commented on the remarks, and Anderson will now sit as an independent MP in the Commons.