Lee Anderson has been suspended by the UK’s Conservative Party after making controversial remarks about London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Anderson’s comments, which were deemed racist and Islamophobic, sparked a wave of criticism from both within and outside the party. As a result, Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament. The Conservative Party has stated that he can no longer represent them due to his refusal to apologize for his remarks. This comes at a time when incidents of Islamophobia in the UK are on the rise, with a monitoring group reporting a significant increase in anti-Muslim hate incidents. Political leaders have been called on to speak out against such hate and to emphasize the importance of social cohesion in the country.