British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into claims made by Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani that she was sacked from her ministerial post because her “Muslimness” was “making colleagues uncomfortable.” Following a phone conversation with Ghani on Sunday evening, Johnson asked the Cabinet Office to “establish the facts” regarding the allegations. A Downing Street spokeswoman said, “The prime minister has asked the Cabinet Office to conduct an inquiry into the allegations made by Nusrat Ghani MP.” The spokeswoman said Johnson had previously recommended that Ghani make a formal complaint to Conservative Campaign Headquarters, but “she did not take up this offer.” “The prime minister has now asked officials to establish the facts about what happened,” the spokeswoman said, adding that Johnson “takes these claims very seriously.” In an interview with The Sunday Times, Ghani said when she lost her job as a transport minister in February 2020, a …
Johnson Orders Inquiry Into Claim of Islamophobia in Ministerial Sacking
January 24, 2022
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