۱۰ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ |۱۹ رمضان ۱۴۴۵ | Mar 29, 2024
Muslim Council urge for a Tory party Islamophobia investigation after fresh evidence

The council’s document details allegations against 300 members of the party to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) — double the number of incidents detailed in an initial report handed to the commission in May last year.

Hawzah News Agency - (London - UK) - The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) called on Britain’s human-rights watchdog to investigate “systemic and widespread” Tory Islamophobia today as it submitted a thick dossier of complaints against party members.

The council’s document details allegations against 300 members of the party to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) — double the number of incidents detailed in an initial report handed to the commission in May last year.

Despite a “wealth of evidence” of an “Islamophobia crisis” in the party, MCB secretary general Harun Khan claimed the watchdog failed to respond to its calls to launch a probe.

He described the lack of action as “extraordinary.”

"There is no doubt that the Conservative Party has an islamophobia crisis — it is institutional, systemic and widespread,” Mr Khan said.

“The party's response has been one of denial, dismissal and deceit.

"The absence of meaningful action by the Conservative Party despite the wealth of evidence makes it all the more important that the EHRC recognises the impact of this level of islamophobia in our governing party and takes swift action.”

MCB hopes that the updated dossier will pressure the watchdog to open a probe into the party.

New additions to the report include allegations against top Tory aide Dominic Cummings that he played on "fears of immigration and hate against Muslims” while orchestrating the Vote Leave campaign, by spreading the false claim that Turkey was joining the EU.

Another is against new Tory MP Dehenna Davison who was recently pictured with two far-right activists, one of whom was allegedly pictured burning a Koran.

The Tories have refused to open an investigation into the incident despite calls from Labour and anti-racism campaigners.

Stand up to Racism said it “fully supported” the MCB’s bid to pressure the EHRC to open a probe.

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