London: Consecutive political crises and a succession of leadership changes in Britain's ruling party have made it more difficult to implement plans to combat Islamophobia within the Conservative Party.

Former UK equality and human rights commissioner Prof Swaran Singh claimed that the Conservatives have been "slow" to put the recommendations from his initial investigation into Islamophobia within the party into practise.

According to that investigation, senior figures, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, had implied that the Conservatives were "insensitive" to Muslim communities through their rhetoric.

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Following the publication of the report, Singh provided an update on the party's development. He noted that no formal complaints procedure has been established to handle allegations, and that the Conservatives have a "mixed" history of educating their members about Islamophobia.

"Politics is a rough business, but there is no reason why the complaints process should be indifferent or abrasive to the experience of individuals involved," the report stated.

The prime ministerships of Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak have all held office since the publication of Singh's report, and Singh claimed that these successions of leaders have made it difficult for the government to address his findings. He added: "It just took forever for them to focus on this."

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"There has been significant political upheaval in the UK over the past two years since the report's publication. The Conservative Party has gone through three leaders and seven chairs during that time. The party's attempts to put our recommendations into action have been hampered by this unrest.

Change took longer than anticipated, and difficulties brought on by interdependencies among recommendations slowed down its implementation.

The absence of a complaints procedure or training initiatives, according to Singh, is the Conservatives' "biggest problem" when it comes to dealing with problems locally.

He appreciated the party's "wholehearted acceptance" of the necessity of implementing his recommendations, though.

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In his update, Singh stated that 212 complaints involving 137 incidents had been filed in the three months leading up to June 2022. Among these complaints were five for bullying or intimidation, three for sexual assault, two for criminal activity, and one for a party member who had posted on a "alt-right" website.

Greg Hands, the chairman of the Conservative Party, stated that the party had completed 25 of Prof. Singh's recommendations and was only working on six more. However, there is still work to be done, and this is an ongoing process of improvement