Petition · past parliament
Launch an inquiry into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We urge the Conservative Party Chairman to launch an immediate inquiry into Islamophobia within the Conservative Party, with a view to including protections specifically against Islamophobia in the Members’ Code of Conduct.
In his piece in the Telegraph (5 August 2018), Johnson describes women who wear the Burka as resembling “letter boxes” and “bank robbers” and stated that he would ask Muslim women from his constituency to “remove it” so that he could “talk to [them] properly”. Examples of Islamophobia within the Conservative Party are numerous and have been well documented by the Muslim Council of Britain in their public call for an inquiry into Islamophobia within the party.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This is the responsibility of the Conservative party, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Aug 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.