immediate humanitarian ceasefire that is reflective of where the international community is on that now. labourwants international community is on that now. labour wants to be part of the government, wants to be allied with countries around the world the likes of the united states, australia, new zealand. but, yeah, this no doubt was probably in some sense the result that keir starmer would have hoped for, in this by election the worst possible outcome. he by-election - the worst possible outcome. . , , by-election - the worst possible outcome. . , , by-election - the worst possible outcome. . , , ,, ., ~ outcome. he was saying rishi sunak and sir keir outcome. he was saying rishi sunak and sir keir starmer outcome. he was saying rishi sunak and sir keir starmer needed - outcome. he was saying rishi sunak and sir keir starmer needed to - outcome. he was saying rishi sunaki and sir keir starmer needed to think about what happened and the fact that he had won how
comments were islamophobic. our political correspondent georgia roberts explained the situation the conservatives were facing following mr anderson s comments. the conservative party continuing to face pressure over those comments lee anderson made, that both opponents and senior figures within the party described as islamophobic. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, the deputy prime minister oliver dowden refused to say he thought the comments were islamophobic made by lee anderson or that they intended to be. let s listen. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were | islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remark
from the party on saturday after he refused to apologise for saying that islamists had got control of mayor of london sadiq khan. our political correspondent georgia roberts explained the situation the conservatives are currently facing following mr anderson s comments. the conservative party continuing to face pressure over those comments lee anderson made, that both opponents and senior figures within the party described as islamophobic. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, the deputy prime minister oliver dowden refused to say he thought the comments were islamophobic made by lee anderson or that they intended to be. let s listen. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you ag
newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it s paddy in the studio. and it s laura in the studio. and henry is having a week off, so we are graced with the journalist of the moment. hello. who are you? nick watt, how is that? nick watt, the political editor of newsnight, he has been making some news if you are viewing this week. since we last spoke yesterday we have just broke the news that lee anderson the tory mp has been booted out of the party for making what a lot of people believe were racist and unpleasant islamophobic comments, and there has been a statement from anderson himself and also overnight a statement from the prime minister too condemning extremism and anti semitism but not condemning islamophobia. remind ourselves what lee anderson actually said before we get into the furore around it. i don t actually believe that the islamists have got control of the country but what i do believe is they have got control of khan and they have got control of london, and they
more now on our top story and the argument engulfing the conservatives after its former deputy chairman, lee anderson, was suspended from the parliamentary party. he d refused to apologise for saying the mayor of london, sadiq khan, was controlled by islamists. the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, declined to call those comments islamophobic, but said he shared concerns they could be taken that way. he s been speaking to laura kuenssberg on her sunday morning programme. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remarks she was concerned they would be interpreted, and for th