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Kate Plummer
May 08, 2023
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Stop the press - Lee Anderson has put his foot in it again.
This time, the "it" the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party has put his foot in is the rights of protesters during King Charles III's coronation this weekend.
After dozens of Republicans were arrested, the MP for Ashfield suggested they should emigrate.
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On Twitter, he wrote: “Not My King?
“If you do not wish to live in a country that has a monarchy the solution is not to turn up with your silly boards. The solution is to emigrate.”
\u201cNot My King?\n\nIf you do not wish to live in a country that has a monarchy the solution is not to turn up with your silly boards.\n\nThe solution is to emigrate.\n\nhttps://t.co/G7CIU55YO6\u201d— Lee Anderson MP (@Lee Anderson MP) 1683366576
People thought his views were rather silly and he got piled on by commenters.
\u201c@LeeAndersonMP_ Well done Mr Free Speech.\u201d— Lee Anderson MP (@Lee Anderson MP) 1683366576
\u201c@LeeAndersonMP_ Ah. So once again you show that free speech is only speech you agree with?\u201d— Lee Anderson MP (@Lee Anderson MP) 1683366576
\u201cAnd yet\u2026\n\nThe reason you are elected and enjoy the privilege of expressing this view is because many men and women of this country spoke out, and acted, on things they thought wrong.\n\nIt\u2019s society, it\u2019s a work in progress, and the process must be allowed to continue.\u201d— James May (@James May) 1683475589
The Metropolitan Police Service has faced criticism after more than 50 people were arrested for alleged affray, public nuisance and breach-of-the-peace offences during the proceedings.
The arrests come as part of the controversial new Public Order Act, which also sees protesters who have an object with the intention of using it to “lock on” liable to a fine, with those who block roads facing 12 months in prison.
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