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Mr Johnson said he was "sorry for any offence taken" over his journalism and told Prof Singh's investigation: "Would I use some of the offending language from my past writings today? Now that I am Prime Minister, I would not." The Singh Investigation report said several interviewees who spoke to the inquiry considered Mr Johnson's language "discriminatory and unacceptable". In response to Mr Johnson's assertion he would not make such remarks now, the report said: "While this could be considered leading by example, the investigation would like to emphasise that using measured and appropriate l...

BORIS Johnson's controversial comments about burka-wearing women gave the impression the Tories are "insensitive to Muslim communities", according to an independent review into alleged discrimination in the party. The inquiry found anti-Muslim sentiment was seen at local association and individual levels but claims of "institutional racism" were not borne out by evidence of the way complaints were handled. Tory party chairwoman Amanda Milling apologised to "anyone who has been hurt by discriminatory behaviour of others or failed by our system". One of the issues highlighted by the rep...

Two Years After It Was Commissioned, Report Says Tory Party Still Has ‘Anti-Muslim’ Problem © AP Photo / Frank Augstein Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202105251082990076-two-years-after-it-was-commissioned-report-says-tory-party-still-has-anti-muslim-problem/ During the 2019 leadership contest Boris Johnson promised to hire an independent expert to look into claims of rampant Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. Former Tory chairwoman Baroness Warsi said the party was racked with “institutional racism.” A report by an i...

Tory party is not institutionally Islamophobic, report finds Complaint made by Baroness Warsi was not borne out by the evidence, inquiry finds, but it warns anti-Muslim attitudes do exist within party 25 May 2021 • 9:46pm Amanda Milling, the Tory chairwoman, said that the Conservatives would accept all 27 recommendations made by the report Credit: Asadour Guzelian /Guzelian Ltd  The Conservative Party is not institutionally Islamophobic, but evidence of anti-Muslim sentiment has been found among local associations and members, an independent review into alleged discrimination within Tory ...

Ministers were forced to climbdown on travel restrictions to English Covid hotspots after a day of mounting confusion and anger left millions of people wondering if they needed to cancel bank holiday plans. Contentious advice will be removed from the government website, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday evening. It had advised against all but essential travel to and from eight areas of England where the Covid variant identified in India has been spreading. Instead, people will be advised to “minimise travel”. The controversial guidance directly affected 1.7 million people living ...