Anti-Muslim sentiment ‘remains a problem’ in the Tory party, investigation finds

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street on Covid-19 (Matt Dunham/PA).

Boris Johnson’s comments about women wearing the burka have given an impression that the Tories are “insensitive to Muslim communities”, an independent review into alleged Islamophobia and discrimination in the UK Conservative Party has said.

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.