“Thank you for contacting me about comments made by Lee Anderson MP.
Mr Anderson was asked to apologise for his remarks but he declined. So the Conservative Parliamentary Whip was withdrawn.
In light of the situation in the Middle East, tensions are running high. People rightly expect a higher level of consideration to be given by politicians in the words they use and how they express their views.
Across the board, we should not conflate or confuse Islamist extremism with the Muslim faith as a whole. The Government is determined to root out the extremism which is dividing our communities, and the sooner police forces enforce existing legislation and the Government considers further measures to stop extremism, the better as far as I am concerned.
Yours sincerely,
Sally-Ann Hart MP”