The Scoop

Tory campaign chief told Boris to ignore "fucking Muslims"

Adam Bienkov | Sunday 18 November, 2012 08:07

The Conservative Party’s new campaign chief told Boris Johnson to concentrate on traditional Tory voters instead of “fucking Muslims” it was claimed today.

According to the Mail on Sunday: “Lynton’s view was that chasing the Muslim vote and other ethnic groups was a waste of time and he frequently expressed himself in very strong terms. Some people found it very offensive.”

Crosby, who managed both of Boris’s mayoral campaigns, and has been hired by David Cameron, is known for his anti-immigration views.

During the 2001 elections in Australia, Crosby’s campaign falsely claimed that asylum seekers had tried to blackmail their way into the country by throwing their children into the sea.

He also masterminded Michael Howard’s “Are you thinking what we’re thinking?” campaign.

Johnson abandoned his long-held support for free immigration during his mayoral campaign this year, apparently at the intervention of Crosby.

Neither Crosby nor Johnson made outright denials about the story today. In identical statements, both would only say that they had “no recollection” of the conversation.

According to the Mail on Sunday, Lynton also objected to Boris ordering TfL to remove “gay cure” adverts from London buses.

Boris defended Crosby last night, telling the paper that he is “the soul of sweetness and kindness.”

Crosby will now lead the Conservatives’ next general election campaign.

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