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The Conservative Occasion has suspended numerous its members following allegations of Islamophobia.
A file compiled by the marketing campaign group Hope Not Hate seems to indicate anti-Muslim on-line feedback made by Tory members, together with six councillors.
It lists greater than 20 names, however it’s understood not all belong to the occasion.
The Tories say they’ve suspended all of those that have been occasion members, pending investigation.
However the Conservatives has not confirmed what number of members have been suspended.
The Conservatives launched an inquiry into Islamophobia and different types of prejudice inside the occasion on the finish of final yr – following repeated requires it to take action.
It got here after incidents had been highlighted to the occasion and within the media.
In Hope Not Hate’s file, an internet publish allegedly from an ex-councillor says: “Moslems don’t deserve ‘Human rights’ as we perceive them, partly due to their animal-like behaviour.”
One other on-line publish from a council candidate recommended that it was “not a foul factor” if Muslims left the UK.
Hope Not Hate stated it was calling on the Conservative Occasion to “take fast motion” in opposition to the people and it’ll “proceed to demand that they take correct steps to sort out the Islamophobia disaster that has gripped the occasion at each stage”.
In response, a Conservative Occasion spokesperson stated: “All these discovered to be occasion members have been suspended instantly, pending investigation.
“The swift motion we tackle not simply anti-Muslim discrimination, however discrimination of any type is testomony to the seriousness with which we take such points.”
In September final yr, numerous Conservative Occasion members have been suspended for posting or endorsing Islamophobic materials on-line after the BBC highlighted greater than 20 new instances.
And in November final yr, one other group of occasion members have been suspended over claims of Islamophobic social media posts.