Muslim women are having their burkas pulled off by thugs in our streets & Boris Johnson's response is to mock them for "looking like letter boxes." Our pound-shop Donald Trump is fanning the flames of Islamophobia to propel his grubby electoral ambitions.https://t.co/51YTjIdT4x
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) 6 August 2018
David Lammy, a Labour MP, wrote on Twitter: "Muslim women are having their burkas pulled off by thugs in our streets & Boris Johnson's response is to mock them for 'looking like letter boxes.' Our pound-shop Donald Trump is fanning the flames of Islamophobia to propel his grubby electoral ambitions."
The fact that Boris Johnson believes comments like these will help him win the Tory leadership tells you everything you need to know about the Islamophobia problem in the Conservative party. https://t.co/AMPOfZ0LLI pic.twitter.com/aMRbqFAMqL
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) 6 August 2018
Others noted that this sort of language would not be tolerated against other minority groups.
Anyone aware of Tory MPs who have said anything about Boris Johnson comments today?
— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) 6 August 2018
(Other than PM through spokesperson who declined to condemn it)
Is it fair to say there is, at best, tolerance for this vile language that would not be tolerated against other minority groups?