At least four ministers have gone on election campaigning trips to endorse Tory candidates facing allegations of Islamophobia since the claims against them came to light, the Guardian has learned. Johnson himself has also posed shaking hands with a Conservative candidate accused of sending an anti-Muslim tweet to Nobel Peace prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, 22. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Health secretary Matt Hancock (right) visited Anthony Browne, the Tory candidate in South Cambridgeshire, despite him facing calls to be removed over ‘disgusting racism’. Separately, two Conservative candidates in Scotland have been suspended by the party after being exposed over claims of Islamophobia and racism. “Discrimination or abuse of any kind is wrong, and the Conservative party takes decisive action to deal with any incidents of hatred, abuse or intimidation.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2019 06:00 UTC