Lee Anderson says Tories should fight election on ‘culture wars and trans debate’

Party no longer has ‘great ingredients’ like Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn, says deputy chairman

The Tories will have to find the general election on the trans rights debate and other “culture war” issues, the party’s controversial new deputy chairman Lee Anderson has said.

Mr Anderson – known for his forthright opinions dismissing food bank use and bringing back the death penalty – said the party could no longer rely on Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn as vote winners.

The right-wing MP for Ashfield said the Tories will now have to “think of something else” in a bid to cling at the election expected in 2024.