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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire response ‘wholly unacceptable’
(BBC) The delay in getting firefighters to the scene of the Manchester Arena attack was “wholly unacceptable,” an inquiry into the bombing has heard. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) area manager Ben Levy agreed the response to the bombing was […]
Children & Teens
Grooming gangs can act with ‘impunity’ if Labour’s Islamophobia definition goes ahead, Tories warn The Tories claimed that Labour is only pushing ahead with the new definition to fend off opposition from pro-Gaza candidates
(GB News) Grooming gangs will be given “impunity” to carry out their crimes if a new definition of Islamophobia is passed, the Tories have warned. Shadow Equalities Minister Claire Coutinho warned that the definition risks enhancing the “culture of censorship” by giving […]
Government & Politics
Former Blackburn councillor claims Labour did not act on bullying
(BBC) A former councillor has accused the Labour Party of failing to act over her claims of bullying and intimidation. Saima Afzal was elected as one of the first Muslim female councillors on Blackburn with Darwen Council in 2018 but she was […]