The words of the Prime Minister - as a leading politician - calling Muslim women who wear the burqa, "letterboxes" is using language of the far-right - and led to *real* hate crime on the street. This is racism pure and simple, and he is yet to apologise.https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1028184015361265665 …
-
-
Show this thread
-
But it's not *only* about his comments in this one case - he has made many vile comments about Muslims and Islam.https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1199630559028363265 …
Show this thread -
And it's not just him - it's a fundamental and institutional problem in the Party, with the lies of the former Chairman a perfect indication. Let's talk about
@BrandonLewis. He denies there is even a problem in the first place(!)https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/991574292474335232?s=19 …
0:45Show this thread -
He lied to the public by stating there were no outstanding cases, when there were many such cases! And he was caught out by
@hopenothatehttps://news.sky.com/story/tory-chairman-brandon-lewis-asked-if-he-misled-over-islamphobia-complaints-11669634 …Show this thread -
Conservative Party chairman Brandon Lewis told members suspended for Islamophobia, they could have their membership back in 6 months. How do we know? Leaked emails.https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-members-suspended-islamophobia-told-14568628 …
Show this thread -
Tory chairman Brandon Lewis repeatedly ignored racism complaints. How do we know? Conservative party members in Portsmouth South who made repeated requests to investigate a dozen alleged racist and Islamophobic incidents - and were ignored!https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/07/tory-chairman-accused-of-repeatedly-ignoring-racism-complaints-brandon-lewis#img-1 …
Show this thread -
Brandon Lewis refused to take action against a councillor who reportedly made an anti-Muslim remark How do we know? Conservative association chairs, Ajay Jagota and Gerard Leake.https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/number-10-apology-conservative-hq-islamophobia …
Show this thread -
15 councillors suspended due to Islamophobia, were secretly reinstated during his tenure. How do we know? Guardian research https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/24/tory-islamophobia-row-15-suspended-councillors-quietly-reinstated …
Show this thread -
Brandon Lewis only really seemed to respond to Islamophobia claims in some cases How do we know? An anonymous tweeterhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/11/tory-chairman-accused-of-inconsistency-over-islamophobia-claims …
Show this thread -
Actually Brandon Lewis ignored complaints and seems to only seems to respond to Islamophobia from Conservative Party members, officials or MPs - when it is made public. How do we know? The former Chair of the Conservative Party Baroness
@SayeedaWarsihttps://twitter.com/SayeedaWarsi/status/1108353388490702849 …Show this thread -
The consistent lie by leading members of the Conservative Party is made possible due to a lack of even the most basic transparency.https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1122430309692104704 …
1:09Show this thread -
The legacy of Brandon Lewis is: - 100s of cases of Islamophobia under his tenure - No transparency - He misled the public - He repeatedly ignored complaints & failed to investigate complaints - He secretly let people back He should not be allowed to get away with lying.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
