Lee Anderson
Nick Fletcher's extraordinary comments could see him disciplined by his party.
The Red Wall MP is known for his rather outspoken approach.
The Conservatives appoint the "inimitable" politician to the role vacated in January by fellow "Red Wall" MP.
The anchor spotted her mistake.
The new Reform MP voted for a bill condemning those who switch sides.
The prime minister hand-picked the Ashfield MP to be one of the Conservatives' deputy chairmen.
The dramatic move by the former Tory deputy chairman is yet another blow for Rishi Sunak.
Anderson lost the Conservative whip in February.
Prime minister deployed the power of the office on Friday night to denounce extremism, but only offered a "robust framework" to tackle it.
Labour MP and leader of the former Brexit Party in tense exchanges.