Comments from PM, who said women in burqas looked like bank robbers, suggested party was insensitive to Muslims, inquiry finds

Boris Johnson’s comments about women wearing the burqa gave an impression that the Tories were “insensitive to Muslim communities”, an independent review into alleged Islamophobia and discrimination in the Conservative party has said.

The inquiry found anti-Muslim sentiment was seen at local association and individual levels but claims of “institutional racism” were not borne out by evidence of the way complaints were handled.

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