Sunak, his media allies - maybe even Lee Anderson - know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism | Archie Bland

The label 'Islamist' is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends. Anderson is just part of that toxic trend After Lee Anderson was suspended as a Tory MP for claiming that "Islamists" had "got control" of Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, the coverage that followed was full of questions. Had the party acted quickly enough? Would the apology he refused to give really have been adequate? Were Anderson's comments Islamophobic? Would senior Conservatives unambiguously condemn them...