Summary
- Lee Roberts, Conservative candidate for Putney, called Sadiq Khan a “snivelling little drip” and compared him to the Luftwaffe.
- Labour’s Putney candidate, Fleur Anderson, urged the Conservatives to consider dropping Roberts as their candidate.
- Roberts apologized for his comments but expressed no regret for the sentiment, stating Khan has been a disaster for Putney and London.
- Candidates cannot be deselected after the nomination deadline, but they can be deprived of official party backing.
