bit colder with the winds strengthening into the far north west of scotland later on. all the details coming up shortly. it s sunday the 23rd of january. our main story: the conservative mp, nusrat ghani, has said her muslim faith was given as one of the reasons behind the decision to sack her as a minister two years ago. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has called for her claims to be properly investigated. the chief whip, mark spencer, has revealed he was the person who spoke to ms ghani, and insists her accusations are false. let s get more on this with our political correspondent, helen catt. how did this news come about? this is an interview into the sunday time and nusrat ghani was the first muslim woman to get a ministry. she says that when she asked for an
but could still be damaging. the met has not commented on reports that officers on duty guarding downing street when the gatherings were held, have been questioned by her team. but dominic cummings, once mrjohnson s closest aide, now a fierce critic, may be giving his own evidence today. and there s pressure on mrjohnson from a new front for a new inquiry into possible islamophobia in his party. it follows claims by the mp nusrat ghani, that she was told after she lost herjob as a minister two years ago, that her muslim identity was an issue. but borisjohnson told her he could not get involved. the chief whip, mark spencer, has said her accusations are false and defamatory, he never used the words she said, and she chose not to ask for an inquiry at the time. downing street has added the conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination. meanwhile, the conservative mp william wragg will brief police this morning, on accounts he s heard
..adding he d been assured rules weren t broken there was no party. but two weeks ago he was back, admitting he himself had been at a summer bring your own booze party in the downing street garden with 30 others. i believed implicitly that this was a work event. the internal inquiry, headed by the civil servant sue gray, is not independent of government, but could still be damaging. the met has not commented on reports that officers on duty guarding downing street when the gatherings were held, have been questioned by her team. but dominic cummings, once mrjohnson s closest aide, now a fierce critic, may be giving his own evidence today. and there s pressure on mrjohnson from a new front for a new inquiry into possible islamophobia in his party. it follows claims by the mp nusrat ghani, that she was told after she lost herjob as a minister two years ago, that her muslim identity was an issue.
once mrjohnson s closest aide, now a fierce critic, may be giving his own evidence today and there s pressure on mrjohnson from a new front the new enquiry into possible islamophobia his party. it follows claims by the mp nus ghani that she was told after she lost herjob as a minister two years ago that her muslim identity was an issue, but borisjohnson told her he could not get involved. the chief whip mark spencer has said her accusations
own evidence today. and there s pressure on mrjohnson from a new front calls for a new inquiry into possible islamophobia in his party. it follows claims by the mp nusrat ghani, that she was told after she lost herjob as a minister two years ago, that her muslim identity was an issue. but borisjohnson told her he could not get involved. the chief whip, mark spencer, has said her accusations are false and defamatory, he never used the words she said, and she chose not to ask for an inquiry at the time. downing street has added the conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination. meanwhile, the conservative mp william wragg will brief police this morning, on accounts he s heard of pressure amounting, he says, to possible blackmail of some conservative mps in an effort to deter them from calling for a no confidence vote in mrjohnson. it all adds up to serious questions about his leadership, his authority, and a week that will test his grip on power.