The Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi has been an outspoken critic of Islamophobia within her party. Last year the former party chair called on the Conservatives to launch a full independent inquiry into Islamophobia, warning the Tories were pursuing a politically damaging policy of denial about the problem in their own ranks.
The situation does not appear to have improved. Last month, 25 self-identifying party members were found to have posted anti-Muslim comments on Facebook, while a further 14 members were suspended for allegedly making Islamophobic comments after a string of abusive posts were uncovered on social media.
Anushka Asthana talks to Lady Warsi about why she believes the leadership are turning a blind eye to the problem, including their refusal to accept a new definition of Islamophobia agreed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
And: the Guardian’s media editor, Jim Waterson, on his discovery that a series of hugely influential Facebook advertising campaigns, appearing to be separate grassroots movements for a no-deal Brexit, are secretly overseen by employees of Sir Lynton Crosby’s lobbying company and a former adviser to Boris Johnson.
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