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Government & Politics
A Lib Dem prospective mayoral candidate was filmed urging voters not to vote for a Jewish candidate During a failed election bid
(Politics Home) The Lib Dems have shortlisted a candidate who was seen launching an antisemitic campaign against her election rival during an unsuccessful effort to become an MP. PoliticsHome has seen footage of Geeta Sidhu-Robb using a megaphone to urge Muslim voters […]
Crime
Inmate tried to kill prison officers, court hears
(BBC) A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman, 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff at HMP Swaleside in Kent and Belmarsh prison in London in September […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Tory ‘turmoil’ stopped party tackling Islamophobia in its ranks Two years after a report into discrimination within the party concluded, its author says progress has been 'slow' due to multiple changes at the top.
(Sky News) The “turmoil” at the top of the Tories has led to “slow” progress in tackling Islamophobia within the party, an independent reviewer has said. Boris Johnson launched an inquiry into discrimination within its ranks after the last election in 2019. […]