The Prime Minister has made a number of troubling appointments to his team, starting with Chloe Westley as an aide to Number 10, who called a far-right anti-Muslim bigot a "hero"
This is not okay.
Details: theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
This is not okay.
Details: theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Zac Goldsmith who ran an entire campaign for Mayor of London, using disgusting racism, bigotry & an Islamophobic strategy, has been rewarded by a government position in Defra.
Icymi: he has never apologised
theguardian.com/politics/2016/…
Icymi: he has never apologised
theguardian.com/politics/2016/…
Nadine Dorries who has RTed Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) amongst a long list of Islamophobic actions () is now a minister in health
And Andrew Gilligan who has made false claims corrected by the Telegraph about Muslims again and again and again, has been appointed as an aide to Number 10
So whilst it is important that the Muslim Council of Britain reaches out positively, hoping for unity and for the PM to abide by his promise to institute an inquiry into Islamophobia in the Party, it is deeply troubling to see these appointments
Let's remember the Party membership is full of Islamophobia
- 43% would prefer not to have a Muslim PM
- 2/3 believe the far-right conspiracy theory that parts of UK are under Sharia law
- 60% believe "Islam is generally a threat to Western civilisation"
hopenothate.org.uk/2019/06/21/con…
- 43% would prefer not to have a Muslim PM
- 2/3 believe the far-right conspiracy theory that parts of UK are under Sharia law
- 60% believe "Islam is generally a threat to Western civilisation"
hopenothate.org.uk/2019/06/21/con…
Similarly with Tory Party voters:
- 42% believe Tommy Robinson highlights issues ignored by media
- 47% falsely believe there are no-go areas where sharia law dominates & non-Muslims can't enter
- 49% see Islam as a threat to the British way of life
hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
- 42% believe Tommy Robinson highlights issues ignored by media
- 47% falsely believe there are no-go areas where sharia law dominates & non-Muslims can't enter
- 49% see Islam as a threat to the British way of life
hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
The scale of the issue can be seen from this thread () or the MCB submission to EHRC (mcb.org.uk/wp-content/upl…)
The latest appointments are serious & add to the evidence of a systemic problem in the Party
Our hope for unity remains. But this is not good.
The latest appointments are serious & add to the evidence of a systemic problem in the Party
Our hope for unity remains. But this is not good.
Despite the evidence, the former Chair of the Party resorts to denialism again. Really astonishing to see.
