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Readers have expressed mixed views after Ashfield Tory MP Lee Anderson called for the death penalty to be brought back - then argued with a BBC Radio Nottingham presenter. The outspoken politician, who has just been made deputy Conservative Party chairman, hit the headlines when an interview emerged where he called for the death penalty to return.
Appearing on BBC Radio Nottingham, he was asked by presenter Verity Cowley about a video of him setting up a doorstep encounter during the 2019 election campaign. This resulted in an argument where Mr Anderson asked repeatedly if Cowley had ever told a lie.Some Nottinghamshire Live readers - via our website and Facebook page - criticised Mr Anderson's recent actions, which have gained him nationwide news coverage.
Another reader simply said: "Can't stand him." A different reader added: "Retire, Lee, before you're sacked."
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