Members of Parliament (MPs) for Britain’s governing Labour Party have called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party for “Islamophobia.”
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A group of 26 Members of Parliament (MPs) for Britain’s governing Labour Party and one independent MP have reported Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to the government’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) watchdog, alleging racism and “Islamophobia.”
🎯 IMPACT: The MPs, led by Pakistan-born Afzal Khan, claimed that “Over the last few years, we have seen a number of Reform UK politicians and members make comments that are clearly racist and discriminate against ethnic minorities, and in particular, Muslims,” adding that the “prevalence of racism within Reform UK does not exist in a vacuum and has real-world consequences for the millions of British Muslims in our country.” A spokesman for Reform insisted, “We stand by our comments. We will not be intimidated.“
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We know Labour now kowtow to Islamists for votes, we never will. The British public are tired of pathetic accusations and made up words such as Islamophobia.” – Reform UK source
📰 DETAIL: The MPs’ letter alleges Reform UK has made numerous “Islamophobic” comments, citing Nigel Farage objecting to mass Muslim prayers in London’s Trafalgar Square, among other supposed transgressions. Farage said in March that “we don’t want to stop individuals praying, but mass Muslim prayer is banned in many Muslim countries in the Middle East,” describing events such as the Trafalgar Square demonstration as an “attempt to overtake, intimidate and dominate our way of life.”
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