Boris Johnson has been cleared of breaking the Conservative party’s code of conduct over his comments about veiled Muslim women. An independent panel investigated the former foreign secretary’s comments after he used his Daily Telegraph column to suggest women wearing the burqa looked like letter boxes or bank robbers. His comments triggered a furious response from senior Tories, with demands for an apology from party chairman Brandon Lewis. In the article, Johnson said he felt “fully entitled” to expect women to remove face coverings when talking to him at his MP’s surgery. Allies of Johnson said the panel had cleared him of all claims, and found the article did not foster intolerance.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2018 22:31 UTC