Boris Johnson forced to announce inquiry into 'Muslimness' sacking claim as troubles mount for PM

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Boris Johnson has been forced into announcing an inquiry into claims by Tory MP Nusrat Ghani that she lost her job as a minister partly because of concerns about her “Muslimness”.

Downing Street announced on Monday morning that the Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Office to conduct an inquiry into the allegations made by Nusrat Ghani MP.

She claimed on the weekend that she was removed as a transport minister in February 2020 because of concerns about her Muslim faith.Chief Whip Mark Spencer, who admitted speaking to her, angrily denied her claims, saying they were “completely false” and “defamatory”.Ghani said that when she raised the matter with Johnson directly after losing her job in a ministerial reshuffle, he told her he could not get involved.

But following pressure from cabinet from Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi Downing Street dropped any resistance to a government-led inquiry into the claims of Islamophobia.