Conservative Party (UK) was accused of failing to take action on Islamophobia. The Muslim Council of Britain has repeatedly demanded an investigation, saying there are now "more than weekly incidents" of Islamophobia involving Conservative candidates and representatives. In an open letter, it tells chairman Brandon Lewis he must "ensure racists and bigots have no place" in the party. Former party co-chair Sayeeda Baroness Warsi also called on May to publicly acknowledge that Islamophobia is a problem in the Conservative Party, arguing that she has been trying to get the party to address the issue for over two years. The Conservative Muslim Forum also
Independent Conservative election. Hunter sat as an Independent Conservative MP until joining the DUP Westminster parliamentary party in 2004. Lord Stevens of Ludgate sat in the House of Lords as an Independent Conservative between 2004 and 2012. Derek Conway sat as an Independent Conservative after he lost the whip in 2008, and did not contest the 2010 general election. Nadine Dorries was suspended from the Conservative Party after taking part in the television competition "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in November 2012, before regaining the Conservative whip in May 2013. On 25 October 2016, Zac Goldsmith resigned from the House