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Professor Swaran Singh’s review concluded Tory leaders “ought to set a good example for appropriate behaviours and language” (AFP / GETTY IMAGES)
Muslim women didn’t need a review into Islamophobia to tell the Conservative party that Boris Johnson’s comments about Muslim women wearing the burqa were insensitive and had profound effects on their lives.
Johnson has apologised for any offence caused and has said that he would not use some of the offending language from his past writings today, now that he is prime minister. If he ever has to revert to journalism to earn his living – a possibility that still looms – it will be interesting to see if he reverts to using the same type of language once more.