Tory ‘turmoil’ stopped party tackling Islamophobia in its ranks Two years after a report into discrimination within the party concluded, its author says progress has been 'slow' due to multiple changes at the top.

(Sky News) The “turmoil” at the top of the Tories has led to “slow” progress in tackling Islamophobia within the party, an independent reviewer has said.

Boris Johnson launched an inquiry into discrimination within its ranks after the last election in 2019.

And in 2021, Professor Swaran Singh published his findings, saying anti-Muslim sentiment “remains a problem” for the Conservatives.

But two years later, the former equality and human rights commissioner said the raft of changes in leadership — with three Tory prime ministers in three months — had impacted his recommendations being put into place.

In his latest review, Professor Singh said no formal process had been installed to handle discrimination complaints about senior members of the party.

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