Lee Anderson would have kept Tory whip if he had apologised, says Deputy PM
On Sunday's media round, Mr Dowden agreed that 'words matter', but did not say whether he thought Mr Anderson's comments were racist.
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Lee Anderson would have kept Tory whip if he had apologised, says Deputy PM
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