Critics on social media condemned his “anti-democratic” remarks
The deputy chairman of the Conservative Party has been criticised for telling anti-monarchy activists to “emigrate”. Lee Anderson was commenting on the arrests of protesters from the Republic group ahead of the coronation on Saturday morning.
But Mr Anderson appeared to side with the police, especially against protesters who were holding up signs reading Not My King near Buckingham Palace. Sharing an article on the arrests on Twitter, Mr Anderson 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.” and pointed out the right to protest peacefully, while others expressed support for his opinion.
It is not the first time the Ashfield MP has proved controversial, having previously called for the return of the death penalty and claiming people on Universal Credit were not in poverty.
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