A 52-year-old Ipswich man will be sentenced next month after admitting making death threats in a call to the police control room, reportedly in relation to mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Christopher Massey, of Cecil Road, appeared at Suffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich on Monday charged with two counts of sending communication threatening death or serious harm. 

The two calls were made to the Suffolk police control room on Saturday, February 24. 

He pleaded guilty to both counts of the offence, which fall under the Online Safety Act 2023. 

The London Evening Standard has reported the threats were made towards Mr Khan.

East Anglian Daily Times: Suffolk Magistrates' Court in IpswichSuffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich (Image: Newsquest)

It comes after Conservative MP Lee Anderson suggested Mr Khan had "given our capital city away to his mates" and was controlled by "Islamists". 

The former chairman of the party, who is also a presenter on GB News, has since been suspended for the remarks. 

However, on Monday admitted his original remarks were “clumsy”, but said saying sorry “would be a sign of weakness”.

Senior Conservatives are now facing mounting pressure to describe Mr Anderson's as "Islamophobic".

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is one of several Tory MPs to have urged the Ashfield MP to apologise. 

He told the PA News Agency: "The Prime Minister has made the position of the party clear, he has asked Lee to apologise, Lee didn’t apologise which is why the party whip has been withdrawn.

“I think Lee should apologise, what he said wasn’t accurate, it wasn’t fair, but the Chief Whip and the Prime Minister have made the party position absolutely clear on this.”

Massey has been released on conditional bail until Thursday, March 21. 

Under his bail conditions, Massey has been ordered not to call 999 other than in a genuine emergency.