Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party (2016–present) Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party (2016–present) Allegations of Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party have been made in the 21st century. This has increased under the premierships of David Cameron and Theresa May. Allegations have been made by senior politicians, from both the "liberal" and "conservative" wings of the party including: Bob Blackman, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Zac Goldsmith. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, former co-chair of the Conservative Party, said in 2018 that anti-Muslim prejudice had "poisoned" the party. Warsi called on party leader Theresa May to condemn it, arguing she had spent over two years trying but failing
Pro-Euro Conservative Party Pro-Euro Conservative Party The Pro-Euro Conservative Party was a British political party announced by John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly in February 1999, formed to contest the 1999 European Parliament Elections. The founders were Members of the European Parliament who had resigned from the UK Conservative Party in protest at its anti-euro stance. Their reported aim was to replace the Eurosceptic Conservative leadership of William Hague with that of Kenneth Clarke. Stevens later said that they had intended to push Ken Clarke, Michael Heseltine, Chris Patten and other pro-Europeans in the Conservative Party into "an SDP-style breakaway, in combination with the