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A former UKÌý memberÌýhas told Sky News on SundayÌýthatÌýhe could have been subject to from his colleaguesÌýif he had worn "Asian clothing".

Mohammed Amin, ex-Chairman of the (CMF), believedÌýhe may have been treated differently by Tory peers if he was less of anÌý"atypical Muslim" and displayed his ethnic roots moreÌýduring his 11-year-long stint in party's "integral" branch.

His comments came amid controversy surrounding Islamophobia in the ruling party as British Prime Minister into claims by former Tory MPÌýNusrat Ghani that she was sacked in 2020 as a transport minister because her .

"I personally have not experienced anti-Muslim hatred inside the Conservative Party but... I believe that if I dressed in Asian clothes rather than wearing a suit and tie that I would be treated differently," .

Amin, now Chairman of the Islam and Liberty Network and co-Chair for the Muslim Jewish Forum for Greater Manchester called for an inquiry into Islamophobia in the party in June 2018 during his roleÌýat the CMF, telling °®Âþµº .

Amin joined the forum in February 2008 and was made chairman in June 2014 - a role he was expelled from inÌýJune 2019ÌýforÌý"casting doubt on Boris Johnson's moral fitness" during an interview, according to ITV News.

Although this did not affect his membership in the party, he resigned from it when Johnson became the partyÌýleader on 23 July 2019, due to concerns surrounding the new prime minister'sÌý"moral character", which Amin considered "deficient".

UK Vaccines Minister ÌýpiledÌýfurther pressure on the Tory government on Saturday statingÌý"there isÌýno place for Islamophobia or any form of racism" in the Conservative Party, as he .

Ghani's allegation comes after one of her Conservative colleagues said he would meet police to discuss accusations that government whips -Ìýenforcers of parliamentary discipline - attempted to "blackmail" lawmakers suspected of trying to force Johnson from office over ,ÌýReuters reported.