Lee Anderson spoke for Britain telling illegal migrants to ‘f*** off’, says minister

Minister backs Lee Anderson’s ‘righteous indignation’ over illegal migrants Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has said that outspoken Tory MP Lee Anderson’s “righteous indigantion” about illegal migrants in the UK was “speaking for the British people”. The senior minister stepped in after a row over camments made by Mr Anderson, the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, to Express.co.uk. The Ashfield MP said: “If they don’t like barges then they should f*** off back to France.” His intervention came after leftwing activist charity Care4Calais, which has links to the Labour Party, had intervened to prevent illegal migrants being transferred to the new holding barge Bibby Stockholm yesterday. But the comments provoked a storm of outrage from leftwingers including former shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott. Alex Chalk believes Anderson speaks for Britain In an interview this morning on LBC, Mr Chalk was challenged by presenter Nick Ferrari, a columnist for the Sunday Express, over the words chosen by the Conservative Deputy Chairman. But Mr Chalk defended the “robust” approach of his colleague. The Justice Secretary said: “Lee Anderson expresses the righteous indignation of the British people. “Yes, he does it in salty terms, that’s his style. “But his indignation is well placed.” Diane Abbott is upset with Anderson’s comments SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info He went on: “People are coming from a safe country. France is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). “People should claim asylum in the first country, it is not just like an open shopping list of where you want to go. “So he (Anderson) expresses himself in his characteristically robust terms but there is a lot of sense in my respectful view of what he said.” Mr Anderson was also defended by his fellow red wall MP Brendan Clarke-Smith who is no stranger to fury directed by leftwingers on Twitter. The Bassetlaw MP said: ‘Whilst Labour MPs are busy signing letters demanding we drag dangerous criminals off planes because of their human rights, people like Lee are speaking up for the rest of the country who are fed up seeing our immigration system being cheated. “If they are upset again then it shows he must be doing something right.’ Trending