The chairman of the Conservative Party’s own Muslim forum has accused the Tories of failing to root out Islamophobia because they are scared of damaging their own political power.
Mohammed Amin said the party does not want to “rock the boat” with a contentious racism probe at a time when it lacks a Commons majority, and instead is hoping the issue “will magically go away”.
Speaking exclusively to The Independent, the chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum (CMF), itself comprising party members and set up to encourage Islamic people to stand for office under the Tory banner, claimed repeated warnings about the problem had been ignored.
It comes as further evidence of Islamophobia came to light, including:
Five BME Tory members being seated on a single table at the back of a room at a Conservative association dinner
One Muslim member telling how a councillor had told him he was “not welcome” in the party
The same member later being told during a candidate’s interview that “naturally in your core belief women are not allowed to work” [The Independent] Read more
