Conservative Party Faces Internal Divide Over Islamophobia Controversy

Overview

• Former justice secretary Robert Buckland criticizes colleagues for 'dangerous' rhetoric, highlighting a divide within the Conservative Party.
• Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip for refusing to apologize after making Islamophobic remarks about London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
• Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden defends Anderson's intent but acknowledges the need for an apology, while also defending Suella Braverman's comments.
• Critics, including Tory peers and Labour leaders, accuse the Conservative Party of harboring Islamophobia and using it as an electoral tool.
• The controversy sparks debate over the party's stance on racism and Islamophobia, with calls for clearer condemnation and action.