Watch: Nick Ferrari cuts Tory minister off over Lee Anderson Islamophobic question

Nick Ferrari cuts minister off over Lee Anderson Islamophobic questionLBC

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00:00 I'll have to curtail the interview there, I'm grateful for your time but enough already.

00:03 Michael Tomlinson is the Minister of State for Illegal Migration, unable to answer a

00:06 question.

00:07 I think what Lee said was wrong and as a result of what he said he had the whip removed from

00:15 him.

00:16 That's robust action.

00:17 But what was it specifically that meant the whip had to go?

00:20 We agree it was wrong but why was it wrong?

00:23 Nick, it was wrong.

00:24 What Lee said...

00:25 No, but why was it wrong?

00:27 What he said was wrong, as a result of what he said the whip was removed from him.

00:32 That was robust action.

00:33 But why was it wrong?

00:34 That's what I'm trying to get at.

00:38 It was wrong, Nick, because of what he said and robust action was taken as a result.

00:45 Let's try this a different way.

00:46 Was it Islamophobic?

00:49 What he said was wrong and robust action was taken and the whip was removed within 24 hours.

00:54 Minister, was it Islamophobic?

00:56 Nick, it was wrong.

00:57 Minister, I'm going to...

00:58 I'm normally a very polite man.

00:59 I'm actually going to effectively put the facts...

01:00 I'll ask you now for the third time.

01:04 I've asked you six times why it was necessary.

01:06 For the third time, was it Islamophobic?

01:09 Nick, it was wrong.

01:11 I'll have to curtail the interview there.

01:13 I'm grateful for your time but enough already.

01:14 Michael Tomlinson is the Minister of State for Illegal Migration, unable to answer a