UK ex-minister says fired for 'Muslimness'

By Michael Holden
Updated January 23 2022 - 11:06am, first published 11:02am
British chief whip Mark Spencer denies claims he told Nusrat Ghani her 'Muslimness' was an issue.
British chief whip Mark Spencer denies claims he told Nusrat Ghani her 'Muslimness' was an issue.

A British MP says she was fired from a ministerial job in the Conservative government partly because her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable, the Sunday Times newspaper reports.

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