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Theresa May ought to publicly acknowledge that Islamophobia is a downside within the Conservative Party, former party chairman Baroness Warsi has stated.
Parts of the party had been "in denial" in regards to the challenge and a "clear statement" was wanted about what was to be carried out to deal with it, she instructed the BBC.
The Muslim Council of Britain has urged the Tories to launch an unbiased inquiry into alleged Islamophobia.
A Tory spokesman stated it took all incidents of Islamophobia severely.
The Muslim Council of Britain has repeatedly demanded an investigation, and says there at the moment are "more than weekly incidents" involving Tory candidates and representatives.
In an open letter, it tells chairman Brandon Lewis he must "ensure racists and bigots have no place" within the party.
The Muslim Council of Britain lists a collection of incidents it says occurred throughout April and initially of May.
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We are calling for an unbiased inquiry into Islamophobia within the Conservative Party following greater than weekly occurrences of Islamophobia within the party final month pic.twitter.com/ymkFRDs5sF
— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) May 30, 2018
Baroness Warsi, who was the primary feminine Muslim cupboard minister as party co-chairman between 2010 and 2012, instructed the BBC that Theresa May or party chairman Brandon Lewis must make a "very clear statement of an acknowledgement of the issue and that the party will tackle it".
"Up to now, sadly, there are certain parts of the party that have been in denial about this issue."
She stated she had been elevating the problem of Islamophobia throughout the party for greater than two years however added: "It's burying its head in the sand and now unfortunately it's playing out in a very embarrassing way, in a very public way."
Baroness Warsi stated a "clear process" must be set outbe it an inside inquiry or an unbiased inquiry whose findings ought to be printed and adopted by a "programme of education".
She additionally urged that one of many causes the Conservatives misplaced floor in earlier elections was due to a lack of help amongst Muslims and different voters from ethnic minorities.
Downing Street has defended Mrs May's strategy and pointed to the prime minister's resolution to ascertain a racial disparity audit and her appointment of Sajid Javid as the primary house secretary from an ethnic minority.
In its letter, The Muslim Council of Great Britain names Harrow East MP Bob Blackman, saying he had retweeted a put up on Twitter by former English Defence League chief Tommy Robinson and had hosted occasions in Parliament which a controversial Hindu nationalist attended.
At the time of the occasions, Labour and the MCB stated Tapan Ghosh held "abhorrent" views about Muslims.
Mr Blackman stated he didn't remorse sharing a platform with him, however didn't agree with Tweets despatched by Mr Ghosh about Muslims. Mr Ghosh has additionally insisted he isn't Islamophobic.
In an assertion on Thursday Mr Blackman stated he "utterly refutes" any allegations of Islamophobia.
"I did not host Tapan Ghosh in Parliament. He was invited by an organization without my knowledge. In the past I shared a social media post in error which I apologised for at the time. I will continue working with all communities in my constituency and I condemn Islamophobia," he stated.
The letter, despatched by the MCB's secretary-general Harun Khan, requires the Tories to "publish a list of incidents of Islamophobia within the party where action has already been taken", and "adopt a programme of education and training on Islamophobia".
Lastly, Mr Khan asks that the party "reaffirm from the highest level a commitment against bigotry wherever it is found".
Responding to the letter, a Conservative spokesman stated: "We take all such incidents seriously, which is why we have suspended all those who have behaved inappropriately and launched immediate investigations."