Lee Anderson, MP for Reform UK, argues that white working-class voters have moved towards the right due to feeling ignored and labeled 'racist' over immigration concerns. Anderson claims the political establishment is out of touch with these voters' anxieties, citing desires for focus on education, healthcare, and law enforcement, while also criticizing the use of taxpayer funds for accommodating illegal migrants in hotels. He attributes this shift in voting patterns to voters' experiences with societal changes and their disillusionment with traditional Labour and Conservative parties.
Lee Anderson has said that white working-class constituents in Ashfield have shifted to the right because they've been ignored or branded “racist” over immigration concerns.
Anderson, 58, explained that he is called a “racist bigot” for saying he wants his “country back”. “What I want is my kids to go to schools and learn, not be told that there could be 25 different genders. I want to be able to ring up a doctor in the morning and get an appointment the same day.” Formerly a Conservative MP, and deputy chairman under Rishi Sunak, Anderson defected to Reform in March last year after having the whip removed. He became the party’s first MP, successfully ran for election again in 2024, and now serves as Reform’s chief whip.
At the age of 18, Anderson took up the same career as his father and became a coal miner until the colliery closed. He said the area had “gone from being a load of coal miners and factory workers to drug dealers and doleys”. He later went on to work for Citizens Advice and in hostels supporting homeless care leavers.
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