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Lee Anderson has delivered a devastating verdict on Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer while filming an exclusive Express documentary about his remarkable rise from ex-miner to Member of Parliament.

Touring his home town and constituency, Sutton-in-Ashfield, the Reform UK MP was asked what he made of the Prime Minister “as a leader and a man” – to which the ex-Tory deputy chairman quipped: “He could be a lizard.

“On a personal level, whenever I’ve ever been in his company, he’s always been quite nice to me. But I’m not sure what’s behind his eyes,” he added during a frosty walk through the Nottinghamshire town.

“They always say the eyes are a window to the soul and I can’t see through his eyes. He could be a lizard.”

Unlike many politicians, Anderson comes from a traditional working-class background, having worked first as a miner and then for the Citizens Advice Bureau.

He has consistently argued that not enough people like him ascend to the highest office, which is too often occupied by “career politicians”.

Anderson believes this group’s disconnect from “real people” is powering dramatic changes in the political allegiances of voters in his constituency, who have shifted from Labour to Conservative and now Reform UK.

He suggested this was a sign Britain was set to follow the US in having post-industrial regions shift to the Right, a change that would enable Nigel Farage to storm to power like his friend Donald Trump did on the other side of the Atlantic last year.

“These are the [so-called] ‘far-Right racists’. You know, people on minimum wage who have seen and digested massive changes. They’ve gone from being traditional Labour voters to first-time Tory voters in 2019 to voting for me and Reform,” he told the Express.

The former Tory deputy leader, who sensationally jumped ship to Nigel Farage’s party before the last election, also had his say on Elon Musk‘s suggestion that Reform needed a change of leadership.

Backing his current leader as being “dignified”, Anderson said people needed to maintain a sense of perspective when it came to social media.

“Some of my colleagues on all parties look at their social media feed on their mobile and go ‘look how many clicks I’ve got’,” he added.

“But, you know what, my mum and dad aren’t on Twitter, my sisters and my mates aren’t. These are all people who vote. It’s not something that’s going to win you the election.”

You can watch the full documentary using the player above or via the Express YouTube channel.