UK Tory councilors reinstated after anti-Muslim comments

UK Tory councilors reinstated after anti-Muslim comments

Fifteen Conservative councilors have been quietly reinstated after facing suspension over anti-Muslim and racist sentiments voiced online, according to a report by British daily the Guardian.

Dozens of party members were suspended last week over alleged anti-Muslim comments in the wake of the New Zealand terror attacks.

But the Conservative party’s disciplinary procedure has come under scrutiny after 15 councilors were readmitted, with Conservative Muslim Forum Chairman Mohammed Amin calling on the party to publish a formal disciplinary process.

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Fifteen Conservative councilors have been quietly reinstated after facing suspension over anti-Muslim and racist sentiments voiced online, according to a report by British daily the Guardian. Dozens of party members were suspended last week over alleged anti-Muslim comments in the wake of the New Zealand terror attacks. But the Conservative party’s disciplinary procedure has come under scrutiny after 15 councilors were readmitted, with Conservative Muslim Forum Chairman Mohammed Amin calling on the party to publish a formal disciplinary process.