Islamophobia a problem in UK s ruling party: probe
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25/05/2021 - 16:44 Former British human rights commissioner Swaran Singh hopes a report on Islamophobia within the ruling Conservative Party will spur them into action OLI SCARFF AFP/File 3 min
London (AFP)
Islamophobia within Britain s ruling Conservative Party is a problem both at an individual level and beyond but falls short of institutional racism , an independent investigation concluded on Tuesday.
The centre-right party has been dogged for years by accusations of anti-Muslim sentiment that have been levelled against members, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The former journalist s comments comparing Muslim women in veils to letterboxes and bank robbers, in a newspaper column in 2018, contributed to a widespread perception that the Tories have a Muslim problem , the report said.
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