Conservatives 'institutionally Islamophobic', says Tory peer Warsi
She has written to the party's chief executive Sir Mick Davis urging him to"show leadership" on the issue, because leader Theresa May and party chairman Brandon Lewis had not.She said Sir Mick had a"long history of fighting bigotry" and was"uniquely placed to understand consequences of unchecked hate".
Peter Lamb was due to stand in the Staple Tye ward, in Harlow, Essex, in May's local elections and had previously stood in the Toddbrook ward.In 2015, he tweeted:"Islam like alcoholism [sic]. The first step to recovery is admit you have a problem." He was reinstated as a candidate but local party sources said he had quit the party earlier on Tuesday, following the row about his comments.
Baroness Warsi was the first woman of the Muslim faith to become a member of the cabinet in the UK, under then Tory leader David Cameron, and has frequently spoken out about anti-Muslim prejudice in the party., she said Islamophobia has become"institutional" in the Conservative Party.
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