Mordaunt: Lee Anderson should be known as ‘he stands up for me Lee’, not ’30p Lee’

In House of Commons business questions today, SNP spokesperson Deirdre Brock questioned the appointment of Lee Anderson as Conservative party chair.

Ms Brock said: “A reformed remainer has just been persuaded to take on what must surely be one of the least desirable jobs in politics at the moment, that of chairing the Conservative Party and well done to the leader for giving that one a body swerve – particularly now we hear of the deputy chair’s views on capital punishment”.

House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt responded: “I’m sure many in her party like to refer to him as 30p Lee. But I can tell you his constituents and many people across the whole of the United Kingdom refer to him as he stands up for me Lee”.