Lee Anderson: The outspoken Tory deputy chair

Known for his outspoken views, it didn't instrumentality agelong for Lee Anderson to deed the headlines again aft helium was appointed arsenic the Conservative Party's lawman chairman.

But contempt his inclination to make media storms, his supporters successful the Conservative Party judge the erstwhile Labour councillor tin link with alleged "red wall" voters successful the Midlands and the northbound of England successful a mode that others can't.

Born successful Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, to a household of coalminers, helium followed successful the footsteps of his begetter by moving successful the area's pits for 10 years aft leaving school.

He went connected to unpaid astatine a section Citizens Advice centre earlier moving successful hostels for stateless attraction leavers.

His archetypal occupation successful authorities was moving successful the bureau of section Labour MP Gloria De Piero, serving arsenic a territory councillor astatine the aforesaid time.

In February 2018 helium was suspended from the council's Labour radical aft hiring a digger and placing factual blocks to halt travellers illegally camping successful a car park.

In the 2019 wide predetermination the Brexit-supporter stood arsenic the Conservative campaigner for Ashfield, winning the spot from Labour.

The constituency was 1 of galore Leave-supporting areas to crook bluish successful Boris Johnson's landslide triumph implicit Jeremy Corbyn.

However, his palmy run was not without controversy.

During the sojourn a microphone picked up Mr Anderson asking a elector not to notation helium was his person during filming.

There was further disapproval for comments suggesting "nuisance tenants" surviving connected a assembly property should beryllium forced to unrecorded successful tents and prime vegetables.

Mr Anderson continued to pull attraction for his strident views arsenic an MP.

During the Euro 2020 shot tourney helium criticised the England squad for taking the genu successful protestation astatine racism and vowed to boycott their matches.

It was a taxable helium returned to successful January, erstwhile helium posted a photograph connected Twitter of 1 of his unit members to exemplify his statement that nurses connected £30,000 a twelvemonth didn't request to usage nutrient banks.

The post, which elaborate her monthly spending connected rent and travel, provoked a backlash connected societal media.

The 56-year-old's assignment arsenic lawman enactment president by Rishi Sunak came contempt Mr Anderson initially backing his rival Boris Johnson successful past year's enactment election.

He's besides been captious of the government's attack to tackling amerciable immigration.

In December, helium wrote that helium was "putting my enactment connected notice" implicit the issue, saying the fig of radical crossing the Channel successful tiny boats was "making america the laughing banal of the world".

However, the prime of a reddish partition MP balances retired Mr Sunak's prime for chairman, Greg Hands, who represents the affluent London constituency of Chelsea and Fulham.

Many of Mr Anderson's chap Tory MPs successful the Midlands and northbound of England emotion his outspoken style.

They deliberation helium reflects the concerns of existent voters - the radical they privation to clasp connected to astatine the adjacent election.

Michael Fabricant, the Conservative MP for Lichfield, welcomed Mr Anderson's appointment, describing him arsenic "authentic".

"From clip to clip it's refreshing to person idiosyncratic successful the enactment who really has his ain views," helium told the BBC.

Making Mr Anderson lawman chairman, a relation partially liable for preparing for May's section elections successful England, is not without hazard for the Tories.

More contention volition mean much questions asked of Mr Sunak and his ministers.

But with the Conservatives languishing successful the polls, that mightiness beryllium a hazard worthy taking for the premier minister.