Boris Johnson orders investigation into Nusrat Ghani ‘Muslimness’ allegations… Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into claims made by Tory MP Nusrat Ghani, who says she was sacked from a ministerial role because of her “Muslimness.”
The Conservative MP for Wealden has claimed that a government whip said her “Muslimness was raised as an issue”, and that her “Muslim woman minister status was making colleagues feel uncomfortable.”
Conservative Chief Whip Mark Spencer, who identified himself as the person the MP was referencing, has categorically denied the claims, labelling them as “defamatory.”
Ghani has welcomed the decision for an inquiry, saying that all she wants is for the matter to be “taken seriously.”
Responding to news of the inquiry, she said: “As I said to the prime minister last night all I want is for this to be taken seriously and for him to investigate.
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