(National-UAE) Two candidates who backed a campaign to undermine the Labour Party in the last general election are running to lead the Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella body representing hundreds of mosques and Muslim charities in the UK.
Successive UK governments have refused to engage with the Muslim Council since 2009. Then Labour prime minister Gordon Brown broke contact with the organisation after their deputy leader signed a letter which ministers said condoned attacks on British forces.
More than 500 mosques, Muslim charities and other related organisations are expected to vote on the new leadership.
The two candidates, Wajid Akhter, a doctor from Essex, and his challenger [Muhammad] Adrees were vocal supporters of The Muslim Vote, a campaign launched during last year’s general election to mobilise Muslims against Labour.
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