A raging driver sabotaged Reform UK’s Lee Anderson petrol station stunt in Nottinghamshire and told the 59-year-old MP to “stick his flags where the sun doesn’t shine”
Reform’s Lee Anderson was savaged by a furious driver who told the MP “the flags went up before the potholes were sorted”, at the petrol pumps.
Mr Anderson was labelled a “scumbag” as the MP tried to pull an election stunt at a petrol station in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire. The MP was approached by an unnamed woman as Mr Anderson and Tory defector Robert Jenrick launched a promotion to sell petrol to locals for cheaper.
During the party event, Mr Anderson and Mr Jenrick “cut” fuel prices by 13p per litre at a Gulf petrol station in the Midlands. However, Mr Anderson, 59, was heckled by the driver who said: “You could not tell the truth if your life depended on it.”
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The driver confronted the politician – who is the MP for the nearby constituency of Ashfield – about the state of the roads. The woman said: “The flags went up before the potholes were sorted.” She added: “So get your silly little racist flags and stick them where the sun doesn’t shine. Pathetic.”
As the driver walked away, Mr Anderson smiled and replied: “Nice to meet you, have a lovely day.” Mr Anderson then turned back to the driver and claimed the potholes in his constituency had been fixed.
He said: “Come to Ashfield, you can see the potholes been mended.” The furious woman replied: “I used to teach in Ashfield actually and it’s appalling.” The driver then called Mr Anderson a “scumbag” as she walked off.
The Reform Party has been holding events across the UK to draw attention to their plans to cut VAT on fuel from 20% to 10%. The party has claimed this would lead to lower prices at the pumps.
Controversy across the nation erupted last summer between residents and several councils over St George’s cross flags. Flags were put up during the Lioness’ Euros campaign in July.
Despite this, a group calling themselves the Weoley Warriors claimed responsibility for putting up thousands of flags on lampposts and other areas in southwest Birmingham.
The group, in a fundraiser, claimed they were a “group of proud English men with a common goal to show Birmingham and the rest of the country of how proud we are of our history, freedoms and achievements”.
More flags were spotted across the country, included the cross being painted on zebra crossings and roundabouts. At the time, advocacy group HopenotHate claimed that some of those linked to the activism are hardened and extreme far-right activists. Britain First claimed to have provided many of the flags in the North West.
In summer, a spokesperson for HopenotHate said: “There is nothing wrong with raising the Union Jack or cross of St George. Despite what people claim on social media, it’s not illegal to be proud to be English or British! It’s also true that not everyone who has raised a flag is far right.
“But the fact that much of this wave of activism is being organised by well-known racists and extremists does raise questions about the motivations behind much of Operation Raise the Colours.” Downing Street, in summer, said the Prime Minister was “absolutely” supportive of people who put up English flags.
