Speaking to the Express website, as cited in "Tory deputy chairman after he told migrants who don't like barges to 'go back to France'", Sky News (8 August 2023)
• The Bibby Stockholm barge, moored in Dorset and ultimately intended to hold 500 asylum seekers by the British government, was housing the first 15 individuals from the previous day. Downing Street said the government's position was reflected in the comments of Justice Secretary Alex Chalk who, on LBC, defended Anderson's argument and use of "salty terms".
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These people come across the Channel in small boats ... if they don't like the conditions they are housed in here then they should go back to France, or better not come at all in the first place.

— Lee Anderson

What It Means

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• The Bibby Stockholm barge, moored in Dorset and ultimately intended to hold 500 asylum seekers by the British government, was housing the first 15 individuals from the previous day. Downing Street said the government's position was reflected in the comments of Justice Secretary Alex Chalk who, on LBC, defended Anderson's argument and use of "salty terms"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Lee Anderson

About Lee Anderson

Lee Anderson (born 6 January 1967) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire since 2019. Elected as Conservative, he was appointed as a Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in February 2023, but resigned from the post in January 2024 in order to vote for an amendment to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The parliamentary whip was suspended in February 2024 after Anderson's comments about Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, leading him to switch his party affiliation to Reform UK the following month. He retained his seat in the July 2024 general election. Since 2023, Anderson has hosted a show on GB News and is reportedly being paid £100,000 per annum by the channel. Prior to his parliamentary career, he was a Labour councillor in Ashfield, but defected to the Conservative Party in 2018.