New Tory Party chairman Greg Hands has appointed Lee Anderson as his deputy, despite his controversial views on the death penalty. Mr Hands has praised Mr Anderson’s campaigning abilities, while acknowledging that the Conservative Party is a broad church and Boris Johnson is a “great asset”. He is aiming to overturn Sir Keir Starmer’s poll lead in the next 18 months and has an embryonic strategy to do so.
<!-- wp:html --><p>New Tory Party chairman Greg Hands has appointed Lee Anderson as his deputy, despite his controversial views on the death penalty. Mr Hands has praised Mr Anderson’s campaigning abilities, while acknowledging that the Conservative Party is a broad church and Boris Johnson is a “great asset”. He is aiming to overturn Sir Keir Starmer’s poll lead in the next 18 months and has an embryonic strategy to do so.</p><!-- /wp:html -->