The mosques and Muslim organisations have accused the Equalities and Human Rights Commission of a 'dereliction of responsibilities' to British Muslims over its failure to investigate the Conservative Party.
Over a hundred mosques and 40 high profile Muslim organizations have signed a letter demanding that the U.K.'s equalities watchdog investigate the Conservative Party over allegations of Islamophobia, accusing it of a"dereliction of responsibilities" to British Muslims.
A dossier of more than 300 allegations of Islamophobia by Tory party members was submitted to the equality watchdog in March by the Muslim Council of Britain, including some made against Prime Minister Boris Johnson.The letter goes on to accuse the equalities watchdog of a conflict of interest. The EHRC has been criticized for not launching an investigation into allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party"There have been a catalog of incidents one after the other.
A report compiled by the campaign group Hope Not Hate, an anti-racism advocacy group in the U.K., showed anti-Muslim online comments made by Tory members, including six councilors.In April 2019, Buzzfeed News published a list of 20 party members who had made comments calling Muslims"muzz rats" and"subhuman scum".
He instead decided to launch an investigation into all forms of prejudice, a move criticized by the MCB, who accused the party of"refusing to acknowledge that there can be bigotry and prejudice directed at Muslims."
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