There are no Islamophobic tendencies in the Conservative Party, the Prime Minister said this morning after comments aimed at London Mayor Sadiq Khan by Tory Lee Anderson.
Speaking this morning, Rishi Sunak said: "It's incumbent on all of us... not to inflame our debates in a way that's harmful to others."Clearly his choice of words wasn't acceptable. Words matter, especially in the current environment."The Transport Secretary also insisted the PM took ‘firm and decisive’ action to suspend the whip from Lee Anderson after comments he made aimed at London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
In a letter to Mr Holden, MCB secretary general Zara Mohammed called for an investigation to be launched, adding: "Our view is that the Islamophobia in the party is institutional, tolerated by the leadership and seen as acceptable by great swathes of the party membership. "Leaders - especially those in politics - have the ability to shape the agenda and a narrative, and play a role in Islamophobic hate crime, which has trebled, according to Tell Mama.
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