The Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Conservative party of “approaching Islamophobia with denial, dismissal and deceit”.

The organisation published a statement today accusing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party of having “a blind spot for this type of racism”.

The comments come following Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’s accusations that the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn has allowed the “poison [of anti-Semitism] sanctioned from the top” to take root in the party.

An MCB spokeswoman said in a statement that the Chief Rabbi’s comments highlight “the real fear many British Jews have, regarding the unacceptable presence of anti-semitism in Britain and in politics today”.

In response, the MCB said British Muslims would "listen to the chief rabbi and agree on the importance of voting with their conscience".