Shameful that this Islamophobe may soon be leader of the opposition. Solidarity and love to all the Muslims in the UK. #RobertJenrick #ToryIslamophobia #FarRight

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-tory-leadership-race-lurches-dangerous-far-right-territory

UK Tory leadership race lurches into dangerous far-right territory

Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, who has a history of Islamophobic remarks, has emerged as the frontrunner

Middle East Eye

#Tory staff running network of anti-#Ulez Facebook groups riddled with #racism and abuse

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on #LondonMayor #SadiqKhan, white supremacist slogans and #antisemitic conspiracy theories
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse
#ToryBehaviour #ToryAntisemitism #ToryIslamophobia

Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories

The Guardian

#UK anti-#Islamophobia body has not met for four years despite #HateCrime rise

Exclusive: Members of working group raise concerns over #MichaelGove not restarting body that last met in 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/mar/10/uk-anti-islamophobia-body-has-not-met-for-four-years-despite-hate-rise
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIslamophobia

UK anti-Islamophobia body has not met for four years despite hate crime rise

Exclusive: Chair of working group raises concerns over Michael Gove’s failure to restart body that last met in 2020

The Guardian
Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars

Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute

The Guardian
“I mentioned Tower Hamlets and Birmingham, where very small groups of people really misuse & abuse their doctrine in terms of Islamic gangs, but it can be black gangs, white gangs, etc. And then people write off a whole community because of the actions of mindless and slightly threatening small group of people. And so it’s areas that people feel uncomfortable in on occasion. But that’s the different from a no-go area in terms of the wider context, & for that I do apologise.”
🤷 #ToryIslamophobia
Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments

Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

The Guardian