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Tory deputy chairman slammed for suggesting sending refugees to Orkney
Tory MP Lee Anderson [UK Parliament / Creative Commons]

CONSERVATIVE deputy chairman Lee Anderson was slammed today for suggesting sending refugees to Orkney after the failure of his party’s Rwanda scheme.

Speaking on right-wing entertainment channel GB News, Mr Anderson said people seeking refuge should be sent to the far-north archipelago while their claims were processed.

“If people are genuinely escaping war or persecution then a nice Scottish island with a few outbuildings would be suitable,” he said.

“The day we take anything he says seriously is the day we pack up and go home.”

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