Nusrat Ghani: PM said he 'could not get involved' over 'Muslimness' sacking claim
Source: The Guardian
The row over Islamophobia gripping the government deepened on Sunday as the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed the prime minister told her he could not get involved after she told him party whips had blamed her sacking on her Muslimness.
Ghanis claims have rocked the Tory party at a critical time for Boris Johnson, as he awaits a make-or-break inquiry into lockdown-flouting parties in Downing Street.
Ghani told the Sunday Times that her Muslimness was raised when she was removed from a ministerial job in 2020, and she was told it was making colleagues uncomfortable.
No 10 sought to defuse the row on Sunday, saying in a statement that after being made aware of these extremely serious claims, the prime minister met with Nusrat Ghani to discuss them. He then wrote to her expressing his serious concern and inviting her to begin a formal complaint process. She did not subsequently do so. The Conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination of any kind.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jan/23/nusrat-ghani-needs-to-make-formal-islamophobia-complaint-says-raab
The bookies think Johnson will be out before the end of the year.