Conservative party Chairman Richard Holden has defended Lee Anderson, following his resignation as Deputy Chair of the party.
In an exclusive interview with Political Editor Christopher Hope, Holden shared his support for Anderson and hoped he would be his colleague in future “for years to come”.
Richard Holden told GB News: “He does a lot of good for the party fundraisers around the country really helping G up the membership. I hope he continues to do that but you know it’s the decisions on jobs for people is not one for me alone.
“I’ll have to chat to the Chief Whip and Prime Minister about it, but I think in the long term we shouldn’t rule anything out. I think in fairness to Lee, he’s also been very blooming clear. He was very decent and straightforward in his resignation letter, and he’s been very straightforward since to say actually he was wrong to vote against what we were or to not support what we’re trying to do around the policy with deporting people to Rwanda, which is pretty big of him, Right.
“You know, to admit that you’ve got something wrong is is not always easy. And he’s done that. And so, you know, I hope he continues to to be my colleague for years to come and about his future jobs.”
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