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Ms Ghani is believed to have privately confided in the Health Secretary shortly after she claimed the Conservative party's Chief Whip told her she was fired partially as a result of her faith.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps admitted he was 'upset' by the latest allegations that up to 30 people gathered in the Cabinet Room, presented Boris Johnson with a cake and sang to him.
Former Tory chairman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said her fellow Muslims were 'used to keeping their heads down' out of fear that speaking out would hinder their careers.
In another potential blow to the Prime Minister's authority, ITV claims he hosted a gathering partly organised by his wife Carrie in the Cabinet Room in No10 on June 19, to celebrate turning 56.