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Nottingham Post
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PA & Peter Hennessy

Chief Whip Mark Spencer denies telling MP she lost job due to 'Muslimness'

Government Chief Whip Mark Spencer says claims he used Islamaphobic language against a fellow MP are "completely false" and "defamatory".

Nusrat Ghani said when she lost her job as a transport minister in 2020, a Government whip told her “Muslimness” had been raised as an issue at a Downing Street meeting to discuss the reshuffle.

MP for Sherwood Mark Spencer tweeted on Saturday, January 22, to confirm he is the subject of the allegations.

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