'Words matter' - Lee Anderson, heightened tension and MPs' safety

The former Tory deputy chair, Lee Anderson, has refused to apologise for comments that saw him suspended from the party.<br /><br />He said he believed "Islamists" had "got control" of London's mayor Sadiq Khan - a remark Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called "unacceptable".<br /><br />But Mr Anderson isn't the only politician stoking racial divides, with Azhar Ali standing in this week's Rochdale by-election despite making antisemitic remarks that cost him Labour's backing.<br /><br />The tensions have left many MPs fearing for their personal safety as security has had to be ramped up for several of them.<br /><br />On this edition of the Sky News Daily, Jonathan Samuels speaks to deputy political editor Sam Coates about the toxicity in politics.<br /><br />Plus, Anna Firth, the Conservative MP for Southend West - where the late MP Sir David Amess was killed by an Islamic State sympathiser - describes what it's like to be a member of parliament in the current political climate.<br /><br />Producer: Alex Edden <br />Assistant producer: Iona Brunker <br />Editor: Wendy Parker<br />Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku