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In response to the concerns of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party raised by @MuslimCouncil, Mr Boris Johnson said: "...if anybody is done for Islamophobia or any other prejudice or discrimination in the Conservative Party they are out first bounce"

Let's test that, shall we?
Karl McCartney has repeatedly retweeted "far-right propaganda" from the Islamophobic bigots Tommy Robinson & Katie Hopkins as uncovered by @hopenothate

He is the Party candidate in Lincoln.

Is he out "first bounce"?

bbc.co.uk/news/amp/elect…
What about Anjana Patel, the Conservative candidate in Brent North?

The Tories Knew About This Candidate's Anti-Muslim Tweet, But Let Her Stand Anyway.

Is she going to be out "first bounce"?
buzzfeed.com/amphtml/alexwi…
What about the candidate for Wakefield, Antony Calvert who said that Colonel Gaddafi should have ‘fled to Bradford’ if he wanted to ‘wander the streets unrecognised’. He also described himself as living in ‘Londonistan’ (language of the far right)

independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Or what about Anthony Browne, the former adviser to @BorisJohnson and candidate for the @Conservatives

He accused Muslims of having divided loyalties.

Is he out?

itv.com/news/2019-11-1…
What about when a local @Conservatives association is found to have engaged in Islamophobic questioning of a Muslim candidate (a local deputy chairman, @KyleBPedley, resigned as a result)

Will anything be done? Will the local association be investigated?

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
What about how the Party was ‘quietly reinstating’ a councillor who made anti-Muslim comment

Is that first bounce then bouncing back (as has happened so often before?)

metro.co.uk/2019/11/21/con…
What about the Conservative councillor that got suspended for Islamophobia in Chingdord.

He’s never apologised to the local mosque as per his statement but he is back in the Party 🤫

One by one is quite slow...so let's speed up!

LBC obtains dossier showing 10 Tory councillors sharing Islamophobic comments

What happened to all these guys? Bounced out? Unfortunately no transparency...
lbc.co.uk/news/dossier-s…
What about the 25 current or former councillors who have posted Islamophobic content on social media?

What's been done to each? No transparency...
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
The reality is that you, Mr Prime Minister, say one thing but do something very different.

That's why you promoted Zac Goldsmith - a man who embodied #Islamophobia when he ran a racist campaign for Mayor of London.

He has not apologised
theguardian.com/politics/2016/…
Ia that why you appointed Chloe Westley as an aide to Number 10, who called a far-right anti-Muslim bigot a "hero"?

This is not okay.
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Is that why you promoted Nadine Dorries - a woman who unashamedly re-tweeted Tommy Robinson?

Your statements don't align with your actions. For you this may be a joke, or light-hearted, but this really hurts Muslim communities.

This is why the @MuslimCouncil called out the denial, dismissal and deceit of your Party.

mcb.org.uk/press-releases…
You need to acknowledge this harm, apologise for it and make a real change.

Not only in yourself given your own history, but in the Party as a whole.

Is this really too much to ask?
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Conservative candidate Bob Blackman said on @Channel4News that him endorsing Islamophobia was "absolutely untrue". He seemed worried about "going into details" after being asked about sharing a post by Tommy Robinson

Let's see the evidence of his consistent stream of "mistakes"
Here is the tweet he shared by the far-right Tommy Robinson which just happened to appear on his newsfeed.

He implied he was okay with the content but somehow missed the author of the tweet
He was so apologetic that for a long time even after the media caught him out, he didn't even bother undoing his RT. He has now!

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Boris Johnson claims that the Party has a zero tolerance policy towards Islamophobia.

Q1: What happened to Bob Blackman, who RTed an anti Muslim tweet from Tommy Robinson, hosted an anti-Muslim bigot in Parliament & shared an anti-Muslim post on Facebook?
Proof of Q1 can be seen here:
Q2: What has been done about Zac Goldsmith, who ran a disgusting racist campaign for Mayor of London?

ICYMI: Goldsmith was promoted to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and International Development under Boris Johnson.

theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
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The Prime Minister has made a number of troubling appointments to his team, starting with Chloe Westley as an aide to Number 10, who called a far-right anti-Muslim bigot a "hero"



This is not okay.

Details: theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Zac Goldsmith who ran an entire campaign for Mayor of London, using disgusting racism, bigotry & an Islamophobic strategy, has been rewarded by a government position in Defra.

Icymi: he has never apologised

theguardian.com/politics/2016/…
Nadine Dorries who has RTed Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) amongst a long list of Islamophobic actions () is now a minister in health

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The office of Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party are two different things.
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So I was going to wait with this one. But events are moving fast. The whole Brexit debacle aside, it is entirely possible a Tory leadership contest is on the way.

And you thought Gove was bad. I mean he is, he's pure evil. But still. Brace yourselves.
I was chatting with a few folks tonight about the possibility of Johnson vs Corbyn. My main concern was, and is, the "lesser Trump" narrative. Ken Clarke pretty much exemplifies it here. If Johnson does fight a GE, expect to see a lot of this.

telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/3…
Of course, this plays into Johnson's public perception - the bumbling buffoon. It is widely known that Johnson intentionally plays this up. So far, he's had success with it. But combined with the lesser Trump narrative, it could be extremely dangerous.
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