(BBC) Conservative chairman James Cleverly has apologised for cases of Islamophobia in his party.
Mr Cleverly said he was “sorry” when Tory members and candidates “do or say things that are wrong.”
But he added that he was “confident” there was now “a robust mechanism” in place to deal with the issue.
The Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Tory party of having a “blind spot for this type of racism” and of not doing enough to tackle it.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics, Mr Cleverly said an investigation into prejudice in his party will get under way before the end of the year.
