{"id":122642,"date":"2023-12-20T14:39:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122642"},"modified":"2023-12-20T14:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:39:59","slug":"lee-anderson-slams-lbc-as-it-fails-to-apologise-for-outrageous-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/lee-anderson-slams-lbc-as-it-fails-to-apologise-for-outrageous-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Anderson slams LBC as it fails to apologise for \u2018outrageous\u2019 hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lee Anderson claims the BBC is &#8216;anti-government&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>A furious Lee Anderson has blasted the radio station LBC, claiming it has failed to make any sort of apology to him after a caller made wild allegations about him.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the senior Tory MP fumed after an LBC listener called into Rachel Johnson\u2019s phone-in show claiming to be his son and making wild allegations about abuse.<\/p>\n<p>A man claiming to be \u201cCharlie Anderson\u201d accused Mr Anderson of having \u201cgrabbed me\u201d and \u201ctried to headbutt me\u201d after returning from a TV studio.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Johnson quickly terminated the call, but not before shocked listeners took to social media to relay the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Tory deputy chairman demanded an apology from LBC, saying it had broadcast a \u201cslur on my family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Lee Anderson rages at \u2018vile\u2019 slur on his family in LBC phone-in prank<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5124533.jpg?r=1703080071583\"><\/p>\n<p>He also said he would be reporting the incident to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Anderson added, for clarity, that the individual had got the age of his son Charlie wrong by 10 years, and the individual\u2019s voice was \u201ccompletely different to my son\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he said he has still had no apology from LBC for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that he visited his elderly parents this morning, \u201cwho are deeply upset over this matter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have also raised a complaint with Ofcom and reported the matter to the police,&#8221; said Mr Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the police can come knocking for misgendering someone, then they can come out for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Keir Starmer slammed by victim for helping to free a dangerous arsonist[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Bank of England under fire after getting inflation prediction badly wrong[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>SNP MPs mocked for demanding parliament \u2018recognises the importance of Santa'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5124535.jpg?r=1703080071633\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to GB News earlier this week, he said he was \u201cvery disappointed with LBC as well because they just carried on with the interview\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNo checks are put in place and it just goes to show how vulnerable we are as politicians now, or anybody really. Somebody can just make a phone call to a radio station and make these outrageous claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I knew where I was this had been shared on Twitter thousands of times, disparaging my good name and the good name of my family. I was absolutely disgusted, and I\u2019d like to have a minute with this chap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sons have got a lot better things to do than call up some tin pot radio station and make these outrageous allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re just waiting. I\u2019ve spoken to my line management at CCHQ, they&#8217;ve been in contact with LBC and we&#8217;re waiting for a proper response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a full apology. They need to say sorry, put some checks in place in future so this doesn&#8217;t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>The Express has approached LBC for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1847564\/Lee-Anderson-LBC-fails-to-apologise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Anderson claims the BBC is &#8216;anti-government&#8217; A furious Lee Anderson has blasted the radio station LBC, claiming it has failed to make any sort of apology to him after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lee Anderson slams LBC as it fails to apologise for \u2018outrageous\u2019 hoax - cottontailsonline.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/lee-anderson-slams-lbc-as-it-fails-to-apologise-for-outrageous-hoax\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lee Anderson slams LBC as it fails to apologise for \u2018outrageous\u2019 hoax - cottontailsonline.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lee Anderson claims the BBC is &#8216;anti-government&#8217; 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