Nusrat Ghani: PM said he ‘could not get involved’ over ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim

Ex-minister says she was rebuffed after telling Boris Johnson she was told she lost job because of her faith

The row over Islamophobia gripping the government deepened on Sunday as the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed the prime minister told her he could not get involved" after she told him party whips had blamed her sacking on her Muslimness".

Ghani's claims have rocked the Tory party at a critical time for Boris Johnson, as he awaits a make-or-break inquiry into lockdown-flouting parties in Downing Street.