Lee Anderson: All good things in the world started in Britain

Lee Anderson praised the UK's social, cultural and sporting achievements. Photo: John Lawrence for The Telegraph

All that is 'good' in the world began in Britain, Tory vice chairman says.

Lee Anderson said he would continue to say 'to all who will listen' that the UK is a «gift to the world» as he said he would vote for Brexit again if given the chance.

The controversial MP for Ashfield made the claim on the first episode of his new GB News show The Real World of Lee Anderson aired Friday night.< /p>

He was the latest in a string of Conservative MPs to make deals with the channel, joining his colleagues Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVeigh and Philip Davies in as host.

Nadine Dorries, former culture secretary of state who recently announced her resignation, presents her own show on TalkTV.

Speaking on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Brexit vote, Mr Anderson said he was one of 17.4 million Britons who made the «great decision». leave the EU in 2016 and he would make the same choice again if he could go back in time.

'We are a great country'

He mentioned the industrial revolution, railways, football and William Shakespeare as some of Britain's contributions to the world, stating that «for centuries we have beaten far above our weight.»

«Look, we are a great country. . We are a gift to the world. We are now an independent, trading, sovereign nation, a gift to the world. I say this all the time to anyone who is willing to listen,” he said.

“Look at what we have done in the past. We gave railroads, we gave technology, the industrial revolution, art, culture, Dickens, Shakespeare, sports. Look, you know, football, tennis, rugby, golf — everything good in this world originated on our great island.

For centuries, we have performed far above our weight on the world stage. . I'm so proud to be British, even more proud to be English and I have to do it.» was «the true voice of the great silent majority of Britons» and he wanted to «ensure that their voice was heard.»

Customized for hypocrisy

However, he was accused of hypocrisy for accepting a fee of £100,000 after he insisted MPs were already «decently» compensated for their roles and should «look for another job» if they wanted to. replenishment.

He wrote on the Internet after the lobbying scandal with Owen Paterson: «There should be no place in politics for MPs who could benefit financially from private companies in exchange for lobbying.»

< p>“We are well paid for the work we do and if you need an extra £100,000 a year you really should look for another job.”

The Red Wall MP has caused controversy since his election. in 2019, calling for the return of the death penalty and arguing that the people of Universal Credit are not in poverty.

He also used the first part of his show to interview Nigel Farage, who accused the government of pulling out of Labor the door is open to bring the UK back into the European single market.

The former Ukip and Brexit party leader said: “The big disappointment is that the Conservative Party never believed in Brexit. It feels like it has been sabotaged and now the Keir Starmer government can easily get us back into the single market.”

Mr Farage, who also has his own show on GB News, said Brexit cost him dearly and his loved ones.

“I am not embarrassed by the price I had to pay,| He said. “I regret the price that I had to pay to people close to me that I don’t talk about publicly, but it was a big price.”