• Friday, April 19, 2024

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MP Bob Blackman denies Islamophobia as peer challenges party

PERCEPTIONS: The Muslim Council of Britain has called for an enquiry into alleged anti-Muslim sentiment in the Conservative party (Photo credit by: CHRIS YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING THE Conservative party has a “proud history of promoting fairness and equality”, a party MP accused of Islamophobia said, while an Asian Labour MP has written to home secretary Sajid Javid alleging the Tories have “an issue with anti-Muslim bigotry”. Bob Blackman, who represents Harrow East, was last week accused of hosting a radical Hindu extremist in parliament. Blackman has denied the allegations, saying he did not agree with the views of Tapan Ghosh, who has been jailed at least five times in India for fuelling religious tension. Ghosh was reportedly invited to events organised by the…

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