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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Labour MP’s call for Islamophobia crackdown prompts ‘blasphemy law’ fears

Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP Tahir Ali (pictured speaking in Parliament earlier this year) called for measures to tackle Islamophobia - (via REUTERS)

A Labour MP’s call for a law to tackle Islamophobia has provoked concerns about Keir Starmer’s commitment to freedom of speech.

Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP Tahir Ali raised the issue of hate crimes against Muslims as part of Islamophobia awareness month on November.

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