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Lee Anderson: What is free speech?
Ashfield MP, Lee Anderson, has defended controversial comments he made about the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, despite being suspended as a Tory MP.
In a statement, he said: βIt is not my intention to upset anyone, I believe in free speech and have 100% respect for people of all backgrounds.β.
We asked Mark Stephens CBE, who is a leading defamation and reputation management lawyer what falls into the βfree speechβ defence.
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