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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Don’t pre-empt Islamophobia claims probe linked to Commons Leader, says No 10

PA Wire

Downing Street has said an investigation into allegations of Islamophobia linked to the former chief whip Mark Spencer should not be pre-empted, following his appointment as Commons Leader.

Last month Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the Cabinet Office to “establish the facts” regarding Tory MP Nusrat Ghani’s claim that she was sacked as a minister because of concerns about her “Muslimness” in 2020.

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