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By Sophie Huskisson & Dave Burke Lee Anderson is politically homeless after having the Tory whip withdrawn when he was accused of racism. The former deputy chairman was suspended after he refused to apologise for suggesting London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists”. Mr Anderson, who became MP for Ashfield in 2019, has a long string of controversies to his name – including repeated attacks on those who run food banks, a foul-mouthed tirade against asylum seekers and boycotting England matches after players took the knee. Despite the current Islamophobia storm Nigel Farage hasn’t been…

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