THE Tories have failed to tackle Islamophobia within the party due to leadership chaos, an independent reviewer has found.

Professor Swaran Singh said the churn at the top of the Tories has had an “unavoidable impact on the day-to-day running” of the party.

This, he said, has lead to “slow” implementation of the reforms he called for in his original inquiry and “mixed” training at the local level.

Prof Singh’s original inquiry was established by the party following a series of allegations about Islamophobic behaviour among Conservatives.

It found former prime minister Boris Johnson describing women wearing burkas as “letterboxes” and “bank robbers” gave the impression that the Tories were “insensitive to Muslim communities.”

In a review published today, Prof Singh found no formal process has been put in place to handle complaints of discriminatory behaviour involving the party’s most senior members and a large amount of documentation in response to the investigation has not necessarily improved “awareness or action on the ground.”

He wrote: “The two years since the publication of the report have seen considerable political upheaval in the UK.

“In that time, the Conservative Party has had three leaders and seven chairs.

“This turmoil has impacted on the party’s efforts to implement our recommendations.

“Change took longer than expected, and challenges resulting from the interdependencies between recommendations contributed to delays in implementation.”

The review found there were 212 complaints relating to 137 incidents in the three months up to June 2022.

Five complaints were categorised as bullying or intimidation, three cited sexual assault, two referred to criminal activity and one was about a member writing on an “alt-right” website.

And one complainant was further distressed by no sanction being completed after nearly a year from the judgement — and the offending continued “undeterred.”

“No apology has been offered to the complainant, or demanded of the respondents, despite the panel imposing other sanctions,” the review said.

“Politics is a rough business, but there is no reason why the complaints process should be indifferent or abrasive to the experience of individuals involved.”

Prof Singh’s recommendations included for the Tories to review whether complaints against the most senior members should be handled independently.

Conservative chairman Greg Hands MP said: “The party has made significant progress on Professor Singh’s recommendations with 25 complete and just six ongoing.

“There is however still work to be done and this is a process of continual improvement.”