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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Reopen inquiry into claims of Islamophobia in Tory party, new chair urged

PA Wire

New Conservative chairman Greg Hands has been urged to reopen an investigation into alleged Islamophobia in his party following claims by an MP that she was sacked as a minister because of her faith.

Nusrat Ghani, the MP for Wealden in East Sussex, claimed she was told by party whips that she was removed as transport minister during a 2020 reshuffle because her “Muslimness” had been “making colleagues uncomfortable”.

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