Post by gordo on Feb 25, 2024 18:01:59 GMT
The Conservative Party is caught up in a new controversy, regards Islamophobia within the Party.
Following on from comments made by tory MP Lee Anderson (Ashfield,Nottinghamshire) about Mayor Khan of London.
The Prime Minister has been rather reluctant to accuse the MP of being anti muslim, and his Deputy, Oliver Dowden, whom to be honest, most of us didn't know existed, has also refused to say the comments were anti muslim, and told us that MP Anderson would be allowed back into the in the tory fold if he apologized!
Anderson complained the London Mayor had been taken over by "Islamists" and "given London over to his mates" in an interview with GB News.
Labour has seized on this latest row and demanded explanations all round.
However, I'd be a bit careful in Labour, as they have problems of their own, with no one, but no one, allowed to be overly critical of Israel as last weeks debacle in House of Commons displayed to everyone.
Sir Starmer didn't like the SNP Motion that accused Israel of "Collective Punishment" so got the Speaker to choose his own very tame Motion ahead of SNP.
Also, it wasn't helpful to anyone when Speaker Hoyle used threats to MPs as an excuse.
Most of us don't buy that for a minute, but what his feeble excuse has done, is create a new sacre for MPs, and quite needlessly, all to save face both for himself, and Sir Starmer.
However we note, the Prime Minister hasn't condemned even more extreme comments by MP Suella Braveman, days earlier, to which MP Anderson was replying to.
It is clear the tories do have a problem with certain groups. And becoming ever more extreme as time goes by.
And talk that pro Palestine demos are all muslim extremists, is not doing the tories any favors.
from BBNews.......................
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68396559
Following on from comments made by tory MP Lee Anderson (Ashfield,Nottinghamshire) about Mayor Khan of London.
The Prime Minister has been rather reluctant to accuse the MP of being anti muslim, and his Deputy, Oliver Dowden, whom to be honest, most of us didn't know existed, has also refused to say the comments were anti muslim, and told us that MP Anderson would be allowed back into the in the tory fold if he apologized!
Anderson complained the London Mayor had been taken over by "Islamists" and "given London over to his mates" in an interview with GB News.
Labour has seized on this latest row and demanded explanations all round.
However, I'd be a bit careful in Labour, as they have problems of their own, with no one, but no one, allowed to be overly critical of Israel as last weeks debacle in House of Commons displayed to everyone.
Sir Starmer didn't like the SNP Motion that accused Israel of "Collective Punishment" so got the Speaker to choose his own very tame Motion ahead of SNP.
Also, it wasn't helpful to anyone when Speaker Hoyle used threats to MPs as an excuse.
Most of us don't buy that for a minute, but what his feeble excuse has done, is create a new sacre for MPs, and quite needlessly, all to save face both for himself, and Sir Starmer.
However we note, the Prime Minister hasn't condemned even more extreme comments by MP Suella Braveman, days earlier, to which MP Anderson was replying to.
It is clear the tories do have a problem with certain groups. And becoming ever more extreme as time goes by.
And talk that pro Palestine demos are all muslim extremists, is not doing the tories any favors.
from BBNews.......................
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68396559
