Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Cabinet Office to conduct an inquiry into allegations made by Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani.
Ms Ghani claimed she had been sacked as a junior minister because of concerns about her “Muslimness”.
Ms 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.