Claire Coutinho

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Labour scraps Islamophobia definition amid fears it could threaten free speech The party has adopted new wording defining 'anti-Muslim hate'

October 18, 2025   

(GB News) Labour has scrapped its Islamophobia definition with fears it could threaten free speech. A working group has formulated new wording that will replace the controversial definition, adopted in 2019, changing the term “Islamophobia” [to] “anti-Muslim hate.” It will remove all […]

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

September 23, 2025   

(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 […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Civil Service anti-Islamophobia training led by group who claim term ‘jihadist’ stigmatises Muslims The session cost hundreds of pounds to run

July 23, 2025   

(GB News) Whitehall mandarins have been receiving anti-Islamophobia training from an organisation which once claimed the word “Islamist” was discriminatory. Civil servants at Ed Miliband’s Energy Security & Net Zero Department (DESNZ) sat through an hour-long course in November, costing £350. The […]