Tag: Nusrat Ghani

Johnson Orders Inquiry Into Claim of Islamophobia in Ministerial Sacking

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into claims made by Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani that she was sacked from her ministerial post because her “Muslimness” was “making colleagues uncomfortable.” Following a phone conversation with Ghani on Sunday evening, Johnson asked the Cabinet Office to “establish the facts” regarding the allegations. A Downing…


UK Lawmaker Claims She Was Sacked as Minister for ‘Muslimness’

A Conservative MP has said she was told that she was sacked from her ministerial post because her “Muslimness” was “making colleagues uncomfortable.” In an interview with The Sunday Times, Nusrat Ghani said when she lost her job as a transport minister in 2020, a government whip told her that “Muslimness” had been raised as…


Boris Johnson Vows to ‘Stand Firmly’ With UK Lawmakers Sanctioned by China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his solidarity with UK lawmakers sanctioned by Beijing for speaking out against the abuse of Uyghur Muslims. Johnson met with five British parliamentarians in 10 Downing Street on Saturday, one day after the Chinese regime imposed sanctions on nine British citizens and four UK entities for their stance…


British PM Johnson Vows to ‘Stand Firmly’ With Lawmakers Sanctioned by China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his solidarity with UK lawmakers sanctioned by Beijing for speaking out against the abuse of Uyghur Muslims. Johnson met with five British parliamentarians in 10 Downing Street on Saturday, one day after the Chinese regime imposed sanctions on nine British citizens and four UK entities for their stance…


UK Lawmakers to Fight for Genocide Amendment as Compromise Version Pushed Through

The UK Parliament on Tuesday passed a compromise version of an amendment to its post-Brexit Trade Bill on curbing trade with genocidal countries. The amendment (pdf), proposed by Conservative MP Robert Neill and backed by the government, was put before MPs instead of Lord Alton’s original version, which won by a two-thirds majority in the…