LONDON: The Prime Minister should set up an external inquiry looking at alleged
Islamophobia in the Conservative Party before she leaves office, a senior
Labour MP has said.Shadow Foreign Office minister Khalid Mahmood said a recent YouGov poll on
Islamophobia showed an “outstanding level of racism” among
Tory members who responded. He said: “Almost 50 per cent polled would not want to see a Muslim prime minister. Only 8 per cent would be proud if there was one.”Mahmood added: “In light of this, and as one of the
final acts of her premiership, will the Prime Minister finally agree to commission an external inquiry into
Islamophobia within her increasingly nasty party?”Theresa May said her party takes allegations of
Islamophobia “very seriously”. She added: “Every allegation is properly investigated. We have seen my right honourable friend the chairman of the Conservative Party take swift action.“We have seen people suspended from the party. We have seen people excluded from the party. I would just say to the honourable gentleman that it is in direct contrast to the way in which the
Labour Party deals with anti-Semitism. Indeed, it is easier to be kicked out of the
Labour Party for voting Liberal Democrat than for being anti-Semitic.”
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