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Lee Anderson: “I did see an old chap, a pensioner somewhere with a walking stick. Look, I don’t condone any sort of that behaviour, but…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2026
I did see an old chap, a pensioner somewhere with a walking stick. Look, I don’t condone any sort of that behaviour, but if anybody wants to have a quick whip round later, we are collecting for a new walking stick.
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Lee Anderson
Reform UK

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Response to violence at Reform UK conference

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