24 Jan 2022

British politician alleges racism behind her sacking

From Morning Report, 6:22 am on 24 January 2022

To the UK, where the ruling Conservative Party has another internal row on its hands.

Former minister Nusrat Ghani has told a newspaper that she was sacked from her job because her Muslim faith made colleagues feel uncomfortable.

This comes after weeks of stories of alleged illicit parties, accusations of threats and blackmail against government political enforcers and a series of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's own MPs calling on him to resign.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to Susie Ferguson.