Conservative MPs did not seem too concerned as Lady Warsi sounded the alarm that their party was institutionally riven with Islamophobia. Brandon Lewis, the Conservative party chairman, responded to Warsi on Twitter accusing her of “missing out on key facts” about the party’s “clear process” and “swift action”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Brandon Lewis, the Conservative party chairman, hit back at Warsi. And there are few signs that the Conservative leadership is heeding warnings that this gleeful taunting of Labour could backfire. It’s not clear that the Conservative leadership understand the scale of the challenge they face with Islamophobia in the Tory party.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2019 19:18 UTC