LONDON: A British MP has said he was fired from the post of Prime Minister boris johnson‘s radical government partly because its Muslim The Sunday Times reported that Aastha was making colleagues uncomfortable.
Nusrat Gani, 49, who lost his job as a junior transport minister in February 2020, told the newspaper that he was told by a “whip” – an enforcer of parliamentary discipline – that his “Muslimism” was a factor in his dismissal. was raised as an issue.
There was no immediate response to his comments from Johnson’s Downing Street office, but mark spencer, the government’s chief whip, said he was the man at the center of Ghani’s allegations.
“These allegations are completely false and I consider them defamatory,” he said on Twitter. “I never used words that are attributed to me.”
Ghani’s remarks came after one of his Conservative aides said he would meet with police to discuss allegations that the government whip had attempted to “blackmail” lawmakers who suspected Johnson had been shot at his Downing Street. Attempts were made to force out of office over public anger about the parties held in office.
The scandals have stripped the public support of Johnson personally and from his party, presenting him with the most serious crisis of his premiership.
The newspaper quoted Ghani, Britain’s first Muslim woman minister, as saying: “I was told that ‘Muslimism’ was raised as an ‘issue’ at the reshuffle meeting in Downing Street, that the position of my ‘Muslim woman minister’ was given to my colleagues. was making her uncomfortable.” Saying.
“I will not pretend that it has not shaken my faith in the party and I have seriously considered several times whether to continue as an MP (member of parliament).”
In his reply, Spencer said Ghani had refused to put the matter under a formal internal investigation when he first raised the issue last March.
The Conservative Party has faced allegations of Islamophobia before, and a report in May last year criticized how it deals with complaints of discrimination against Muslims.
The report prompted Johnson to issue a qualified apology for any offense caused by his previous comments about Islam, including a newspaper column in which he called burqa-wearing women “walking around looking like letterboxes”. referred to as “.
Main opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer said conservatives should immediately investigate Ghani’s account.
“Shocking to read this,” he said on Twitter.
Ghani’s remarks about Whip’s behavior also echo allegations by another senior Conservative, William Rag, that some of his aides had faced threats and blackmail because of their desire to topple Johnson.
“Very brave to speak up. I am really shocked to learn of his experience,” Rag said on Twitter on Saturday. He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that he would meet with police early next week to discuss his allegations.
Johnson has said that he neither saw nor heard any evidence to support Ragg’s claims. His office has said it will look “very carefully” at any such evidence.
A spokesman for the London Metropolitan Police said: “As with any such allegation, if a criminal offense is reported to the Met Office, it will be considered.”
Johnson, who won his party’s largest majority in more than 30 years in 2019, is fighting to shore up his authority following “PartyGate” scandals, after which criticism of the government’s handling of a row of corruption and other missteps was done.
Johnson, who has repeatedly apologized for the parties and said he was unaware of many of them, has admitted that he attended a work event on May 20 last year, when he largely focused on social mixing. was banned till The invitees asked employees to “bring their own wine” to the event.
Senior civil servant Sue Gray is expected to deliver a report to the parties next week, with several Conservative lawmakers saying they would await her findings before deciding whether they would take action to topple Johnson.
Nusrat Gani, 49, who lost his job as a junior transport minister in February 2020, told the newspaper that he was told by a “whip” – an enforcer of parliamentary discipline – that his “Muslimism” was a factor in his dismissal. was raised as an issue.
There was no immediate response to his comments from Johnson’s Downing Street office, but mark spencer, the government’s chief whip, said he was the man at the center of Ghani’s allegations.
“These allegations are completely false and I consider them defamatory,” he said on Twitter. “I never used words that are attributed to me.”
Ghani’s remarks came after one of his Conservative aides said he would meet with police to discuss allegations that the government whip had attempted to “blackmail” lawmakers who suspected Johnson had been shot at his Downing Street. Attempts were made to force out of office over public anger about the parties held in office.
The scandals have stripped the public support of Johnson personally and from his party, presenting him with the most serious crisis of his premiership.
The newspaper quoted Ghani, Britain’s first Muslim woman minister, as saying: “I was told that ‘Muslimism’ was raised as an ‘issue’ at the reshuffle meeting in Downing Street, that the position of my ‘Muslim woman minister’ was given to my colleagues. was making her uncomfortable.” Saying.
“I will not pretend that it has not shaken my faith in the party and I have seriously considered several times whether to continue as an MP (member of parliament).”
In his reply, Spencer said Ghani had refused to put the matter under a formal internal investigation when he first raised the issue last March.
The Conservative Party has faced allegations of Islamophobia before, and a report in May last year criticized how it deals with complaints of discrimination against Muslims.
The report prompted Johnson to issue a qualified apology for any offense caused by his previous comments about Islam, including a newspaper column in which he called burqa-wearing women “walking around looking like letterboxes”. referred to as “.
Main opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer said conservatives should immediately investigate Ghani’s account.
“Shocking to read this,” he said on Twitter.
Ghani’s remarks about Whip’s behavior also echo allegations by another senior Conservative, William Rag, that some of his aides had faced threats and blackmail because of their desire to topple Johnson.
“Very brave to speak up. I am really shocked to learn of his experience,” Rag said on Twitter on Saturday. He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that he would meet with police early next week to discuss his allegations.
Johnson has said that he neither saw nor heard any evidence to support Ragg’s claims. His office has said it will look “very carefully” at any such evidence.
A spokesman for the London Metropolitan Police said: “As with any such allegation, if a criminal offense is reported to the Met Office, it will be considered.”
Johnson, who won his party’s largest majority in more than 30 years in 2019, is fighting to shore up his authority following “PartyGate” scandals, after which criticism of the government’s handling of a row of corruption and other missteps was done.
Johnson, who has repeatedly apologized for the parties and said he was unaware of many of them, has admitted that he attended a work event on May 20 last year, when he largely focused on social mixing. was banned till The invitees asked employees to “bring their own wine” to the event.
Senior civil servant Sue Gray is expected to deliver a report to the parties next week, with several Conservative lawmakers saying they would await her findings before deciding whether they would take action to topple Johnson.
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