Lee Anderson in furious on-air bust up as he asks BBC journalist TEN TIMES if she has ever lied

Newly appointed Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson has clashed with a BBC presenter after he was accused of being dishonest.

When challenged if people could believe him and whether he was dishonest, the outspoken Tory MP for Ashfield responded by asking the journalist ten times if she had ever told a lie.

In the interview with BBC radio presenter Verity Cowley, Anderson is accused of being a “one-man controversy machine” after he previously said people need to learn how to cook and budget properly rather than rely on food banks.

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He has also criticised the England football team for taking the knee in their protests against racism.

Earlier this week, Anderson also said he would support the UK reintroducing the death penalty.

Defending his comments, Anderson said: “Some people are my haters. I’m never going to please them. That’s just politics.

“When they stop criticising me that’s the time I need to have a think and worry.”

Challenged about his previous comments, Cowley asked if people can believe Anderson: “There is a worry by some that you might be a bit dishonest.”

Anderson replied: “Let’s have a balanced conversation. Have you ever told a lie?”

Finally answering the question, Cowley replied: “As humans you tell false truths to protect people.

“What I am saying is there is a concern that, based on what happened when you asked a friend to pretend to be an anti-Labour swing voter and you were caught doing it on camera, there is a concern about honesty when it comes to you.”

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The Tory Deputy Chairman responded: “Three weeks after that video surfaced I was voted in… That’s what the people of Ashfield think, and that’s all that matters to me.”

A former Labour councillor before converting to the Tories, Anderson was chosen by Rishi Sunak to be the new deputy chairman in the Prime Minister’s recent Cabinet reshuffle, with some questioning the appointment.

The PM’s press secretary on Wednesday said Mr Anderson “will do a fantastic job working with the new chairman to champion the Conservative Party”, while stressing that “he’s not a member of the Conservative Government”.