and the bbc has learned that conservative mp william wragg has met with the metropolitan police this morning to discuss those claims of intimidation and blackmail. our political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. first of all, let s talk about this cabinet office inquiry that has been launched into the claims by the muslim mp nusrat ghani. they date back to 2020, why is it only coming to light now? to light now? that s right. that is at the heart to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of the to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of the allegations. i to light now? that s right. that is i at the heart of the allegations. she has said she raised the allegations at the time, that she spoke with the prime minister as well. at the time, the prime minister had advised her to make a complaint through the conservative party complaint process. now, that wasn t something that she wanted to do for a number of
matterfor government minister and wasn t a matter for the conservative party in her opinion. she has said as has baroness sayeeda warsi it is an issue she has been raising privately for some time and only now she felt she had to speak out for it to get the recognition she felt was needed to try and launch this inquiry. just today downing street have confirmed there will be a cabinet office inquiry led by the team looking into these claims that she has made regarding her position as a transport minister, which she said that she was sacked from that role after a whip in government told her that her muslim faith was an issue. we saw this extraordinary intervention on twitter from the chief whip, mark spencer, who identified himself as the whip concerned he called the allegation defamatory. it could be that at the