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.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Omicron is now dominant Covid-19 variant in US, officials say

Variant accounted for 73% of new infections last week, nearly a six-fold…

NHS hospital bosses urge ministers to increase ICU beds in England

Expansion of capacity must be lasting legacy of Covid-19, says NHS Providers…

Householders to receive money off bills for going green under Labour plans

As set out by Ed Miliband, GB Energy’s renewable energy projects will…

Boris on the back foot at the UN – but at least he’s not in London

While Jennifer Arcuri was being quizzed in the UK capital, the PM…