(Middle East Eye) Khalid Mahmood, a former Labour MP who lost his seat at the July general election to a pro-Palestinian independent, has claimed that the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) ousted its leader because of “patriarchy.”
MCB’s secretary-general, Zara Mohammed, is leaving because her term is coming to an end, and elections to replace her will be held later this month.
An MCB spokesperson told Middle East Eye on Tuesday afternoon that Mahmood’s claims were “baseless.”
“As a former MP rejected by his electorate, his comments appear to be a desperate bid for relevance, relying on falsehoods and Islamophobic tropes,” the spokesperson said.
Mahmood is a senior fellow at right-wing think tank Policy Exchange, which has often been accused of promoting Islamophobia.
