ISLAMOPHOBIA is being “spouted by senior politicians with impunity,” campaigners warned today as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to insist it is not an issue for the Conservative Party.

Mr Sunak’s denial comes after Lee Anderson MP, former deputy chairman of the party, had the Tory whip withdrawn last week after making Islamophobic comments on GB News, claiming that “Islamists” had control of London and the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan.

Despite removing the whip from Mr Anderson on Saturday, the Prime Minister did not address the remarks until today.