{"id":369230,"date":"2018-07-13T14:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/calls-for-tory-mp-to-resign-over-vile-racist-and-islamophobic-image-of-pig-mounting-sadiq-khan-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-07-13T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:13:08","slug":"calls-for-tory-mp-to-resign-over-vile-racist-and-islamophobic-image-of-pig-mounting-sadiq-khan-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/calls-for-tory-mp-to-resign-over-vile-racist-and-islamophobic-image-of-pig-mounting-sadiq-khan-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for Tory MP to resign over \u2018vile racist\u2019 and \u2018Islamophobic\u2019 image of pig mounting Sadiq Khan \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conservative MP Michael Fabricant is facing calls for his resignation after he posted what has been called a \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cIslamophobic\u201d image on Twitter of a pig mounting London Mayor Sadiq Khan.<\/p>\n

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The now-deleted tweet from Fabricant depicted an image of Khan as a blimp being mounted by a pig. It features US President Donald Trump laughing in the foreground with the accompanying words: \u201cWell, what can I say?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The tweet from Fabricant has led to a string of MPs, Muslim groups, and political commentators asking what it would take for the Tories to take the issue of Islamophobia in their party seriously.<\/p>\n

Labour\u2019s Afzal Khan MP, who is Muslim, tweeted: \u201cThis is abhorrent. Tory members, the former chair of the party @SayeedaWarsi , and the @MuslimCouncil have all called for an inquiry into Islamaphobia (sic). If @BrandonLewis respect pledge means anything, Michael Fabricant must be suspended immediately.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Miqdad Versi, the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, has said that he is appalled at the picture tweeted by the Tory MP, and asks \u201cWhat will @BrandonLewis do about #ToryIslamophobia?\u201d<\/em> Lewis is the chairman of the Conservative Party, who launched a \u2018respect pledge\u2019 at the start of 2018.<\/p>\n

Tory peer Baroness Warsi, a vocal critic of her party\u2019s perceived lack of action on the issue of Islamophobia, claimed that there will be an inquiry into the incident, but she asked: \u201chow much damage we will do to our reputation in the meantime as we drag our feet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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And on and on it goes 🤦🏽‍♀️
There will be an inquiry- it\u2019s only a question of time.
The problem in my party is too widespread for there not to be.
The question is how much damage we will do to our reputation in the meantime as we drag our feet @Conservatives<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/NYTz0dwIzX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) July 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Fabricant has claimed that he did not see the image was of Khan. He tweeted: \u201cI deleted it as soon as I saw Sadiq Khan\u2019s face on the picture. I did not see it was him. He may be a useless Mayor, but he\u2019s a nice guy whom I worked with when he was in Parliament.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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.I deleted it as soon as I saw Sadiq Khan\u2019s face on the picture. I did not see it was him. He may be a useless Mayor, but he\u2019s a nice guy whom I worked with when he was in Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Fabricant (@Mike_Fabricant) July 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Fabricant has since provided greater detail as to how his post came about, saying that he \u201cstupidly tweeted it in a meeting without checking it properly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, said: \u201cI did not see the detail on my small iPhone\u2026 I am genuinely sorry if it caused anyone offence and I am disappointed in the person who sent it to me in the first place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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It comes as a senior Tory official in Lewes, East Sussex, Carola Godman Irvine, has been suspended after claiming Islamic extremists were raping British women to create \u201cMuslim babies,\u201d<\/em> Politics Home reports.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s reported that she also claimed that the Manchester arena bombing may have been the \u201cwake-up call that was needed\u201d<\/em> to encourage the police into \u201cradical monitoring\u201d<\/em> of Muslims.<\/p>\n

After coming under increasing pressure to take action on the toxic issue within the party, Lewis, the Tory chairman, vowed to \u201cstamp out\u201d<\/em> Islamophobia. In June, he told ConservativeHome that the party would work with TellMAMA, which monitors anti-Muslim activity, to help tackle a problem that has seen countless members suspended for offensive comments.<\/p>\n

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