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The Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has apologised for tweeting a cartoon image of Sadiq Khan being mounted by an inflatable pig, after he was accused of Islamophobia.
Khan, the mayor of London, called on the Tories to take action against the backbencher, and the Labour MP Wes Streeting said he had written to the Conservative chief whip, Julian Smith, asking what would be done.
Sayeeda Warsi, the party’s former chairwoman, said Fabricant’s actions showed the extent of Islamophobia within the Conservatives.
The tweet, quickly deleted by Fabricant, referred to the “Trump baby” protest balloon being flown over Westminster, which Khan authorised and the Lichfield MP has criticised.