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Government & Politics
Review into body armour for prison staff after Abedi attack
(BBC) The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood’s announcement comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi threw hot oil at prison officers […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Coronavirus: British Muslims call out ‘double standard’ over government Eid warnings The UK government has come under fire for publishing adverts online urging Muslims to stay home during Eid — despite them adhering to lockdown measures
(Middle East Eye) Adverts posted by the UK government online urging British Muslims to stay home and observe the religious festival of Eid at home have been criticised as a display of “double standards” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. With […]
Clothing
Reform infighting as chairman appears to call MP’s burqa ban question ‘dumb’
(ITV) Reform UK is being rocked by more infighting after the chairman said MP Sarah Pochin’s first question at PMQs was “dumb” because it did not align with party policy. Parliament’s newest MP, who recently won the Runcorn & Helsby by-election, urged […]