(GB News) Labour is under mounting pressure over a new government-backed definition of “anti-Muslim hatred” after a petition was sent to MPs calling for the plans to be scrapped.
It comes amid warnings the definition could shut down honest discussion about grooming gangs and repeat the same failures that allowed abuse to go unchecked for years.
The petition has been launched by Insight UK, a social movement which aims to foster ethnic integration in the UK.
A representative for Insight UK said: “This is a slippery slope for Britain: we are opening different rules for different religions, which makes a mockery of our equality and discrimination principles. Any hatred or hostility based on religion is contrary to British values. However, this direction of travel may make things worse by increasing the division between groups. This is not a good day for British democracy as it is being introduced through the back door.”
