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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Joseph Locker

Chief whip Mark Spencer's constituents speak out amid Islamophobia allegation

Sherwood MP Mark Spencer's constituents have spoken out after the Government's chief whip was accused of allegedly using Islamophobic language against a fellow MP.

Nusrat Ghani, a former transport minister for the Conservative Party, alleged a Government whip told her “Muslimness” had been raised as an issue at a Downing Street meeting during a reshuffle of the cabinet in 2020.

Mr Spencer acknowledged he was the subject of the allegation in a tweet on January 22 but denied they were true.

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