{"id":372766,"date":"2018-08-10T00:24:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T23:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/boris-johnson-facing-conservative-party-probe-into-burqa-comments-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T00:24:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T23:24:03","slug":"boris-johnson-facing-conservative-party-probe-into-burqa-comments-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/boris-johnson-facing-conservative-party-probe-into-burqa-comments-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson facing Conservative party probe into Burqa comments \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.08\/thumbnail\/5b6c24dbfc7e93696e8b4594.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Boris Johnson is facing a probe for a potential breach of the Conservative Party\u2019s code of conduct, after describing women in Islamic dress as \u201cletter boxes\u201d and comparing them to  \u201cbank robbers\u201d, the Evening Standard reports. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A formal decision was made to refer the ex-Foreign Secretary to a party investigatory panel, and is expected on Thursday afternoon. The Evening Standard reports that sources close to the proceedings said there was a <em>\u201cconsiderable volume\u201d<\/em> of complaints made by the public over Johnson\u2019s use of language.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/435419-support-boris-islamophobic-comments\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0BoJo\u2019s incendiary burqa comments defended by Tory MP &amp; BBC journalists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em\/><\/strong>A well-placed source told the paper: <em>\u201cIt is not personal and it has nothing to do with Brexit, it is simply the same rules that apply to everyone in the party.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Conservative party code of practice sets out <em>\u201cminimum standards of behaviour.&#8221; <\/em>It says elected Tories must <em>\u201clead by example to encourage and foster respect and tolerance\u201d<\/em> and act <em>\u201cin a manner which upholds the reputation and values\u201d<\/em> of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick has today ruled out a criminal investigation in Johnson&#8217;s behavior, telling the BBC Asian Network: <em>\u201cI spoke last night to my very experienced officers who deal with hate crime \u2026 my preliminary view is that what Mr Johnson said would not reach the bar for a criminal offence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEtAX48ylG8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The under fire former London Mayor may have escaped a police inquiry, but he could still have to contend with a Whitehall investigation, which may look into claims he broke the ministerial code by announcing he was signing up to be a highly-paid Telegraph columnist before gaining consent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A formal complaint was made to PM Theresa May this morning by Labour backbencher John Spellar after former attorney general Dominic Grieve said he thought the rules had been broken.<\/p>\n<p>Once Britain\u2019s top diplomat, Johnson made his comments in his latest Telegraph column which focused on Denmark\u2019s recent decision to impose a full-face veil ban for those of the Islamic faith.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson labelled Muslim dress <em>&#8220;oppressive,&#8221;<\/em> and claimed of the niqab: <em>&#8220;It is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes.&#8221;<\/em> On those that wear the burka he appeared to draw comparisons with a female student who turned up to school <em>&#8220;looking like a bank robber&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 adding they should be asked to remove their face covering.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/435518-boris-johnson-muslim-women\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson is facing a probe for a potential breach of the Conservative Party\u2019s code of conduct, after describing women in Islamic dress as \u201cletter boxes\u201d and comparing them to \u201cbank robbers\u201d, the Evening Standard reports. 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