Pressure grows for May to tackle Islamophobia in Conservative party

Tory peer Lord Sheikh calls for an independent inquiry in open letter to the prime minister Theresa May is under growing pressure to investigate Islamophobia in the Conservative party after a top Tory peer echoed calls made this week by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and Sayeeda Warsi. Mohamed Sheikh said an independent inquiry was required to "show we will not tolerate any form of discrimination within our own party".