Tory MP Lee Anderson slammed with abuse after donating £100 to most cancers charity

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has been slammed with vile abuse on-line after kindly donating cash to a youngsters's most cancers charity.

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The MP for Ashfield made a £100 donation to Abbie's Army, a mind tumour analysis charity, as a part of a marketing campaign run by GB News commentator Adam Brooks.

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He and Mr Brooks publicly shared the donation on X (previously often known as Twitter), however commenters rapidly descended on the submit to fireside abuse on the outspoke politician.

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Instead of praising the MP for donating to the charity, a number of folks left stinging political criticism under his declaration.

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In one remark, an X person referred to as the deputy chairman an "absolute melt" and a "sad, strange little man".

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Mr Anderson's unique Tweet was a response to Mr Brooks, who posted a screenshot of his £100 donation on JustGiving and thanked him for the cash.

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The MP responded by saying he was "proud" of the commentator, who was elevating cash within the reminiscence of Isla Winn, a terminally sick younger woman who died from DIPG Brain most cancers earlier this 12 months.

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But a number of X customers have been much less receptive to the donation, with one account, Brexit Fails, bizarrely accusing Mr Anderson that the donation was "added to the expense claim no doubt".

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Several others mentioned he ought to have donated far more to the charity.

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Another chimed in, saying: "Lee is as generous as he is likeable. Bearing in mind he earns £100,000 to be on 'TV' and over £87,000 as a politician."

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One person, JD, went a step additional when he levelled significantly brutal criticism on Mr Anderson.

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They mentioned: "Lee, you're still an absolute melt. Just a collection of personality flaws masquerading as a person.

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"I anticipated completely nothing from you as an MP and I'm nonetheless completely dissatisfied. You're a tragic, unusual little man and you've got my pity."

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A third user criticised the donation, again bringing up the MP's salary from his multiple positions.

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They said: "£100 is that it? GB news is paying you £100k a 12 months - come on Lee step up and donate extra."

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Mr Anderson is among the many high-paid members of Parliament and earns a six-figure wage from his positions as MP and presenter on his personal GB News present.

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GB News reportedly pays him £100,000 per 12 months, whereas the bottom MP wage nets politicians £86,584 as of April 2023.

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