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Muslim group tells Tory chairman ‘words must be followed by action’ after Islamophobia inquiry pledge

TORY chairman James Cleverly MP said today his party will hold an inquiry into Islamophobia — once it has agreed how to define anti-Muslim bigotry.

When asked by Sky News on Sunday if there would be a probe into the issue, Mr Cleverly said: “There will be, yes. There will be.”

But he added a caveat: “One of the things that we need to get is the definition of that and so, specifically on that point, we will guided by the formal definition of Islamophobia.”

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