On Saturday, Nusrat Ghani, a former transport minister, said a Government whip told her that her “Muslimness” was raised as an issue when she was sacked in the 2020 reshuffle.
I know Nusrat and in 2019 we hosted a screening of a film about FGM — an issue which she, like me, is passionate about. When she became a minister, her appointment was something that was celebrated inside and outside the Muslim community, so to think her religion is the reason she was sacked is beyond depressing.
