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Islamophobia and antisemitism in UK politics have a grim, exhausting symmetry

Jewish and Muslim identities are not signifiers of party loyalty – but the polarising vortex of Westminster seems determined to treat them as such, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

Lee Anderson says public supports him over Sadiq Khan comments

Tory suspended for saying Islamists have control of London mayor again refuses to rule out joining Reform UK

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

What is Islamophobia and why does Tory government not accept definition?

Why are senior politicians unwilling to label Lee Anderson’s comments on Sadiq Khan Islamophobic? We look at why the definition is disputed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

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Look at the political hellscape of Sunak, Anderson, even Starmer and ask: are they making my life any better?

When politicians compete in a race to the bottom, is it any wonder that the public are not far behind, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Which party will Lee Anderson join next?

Some Reform voices are sceptical about him

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

Labour demands Tory London mayor candidate apologise for ‘Islamophobia’

Party chair also calls on Susan Hall to commit not to use further ‘anti-Muslim hatred’ in campaign against Sadiq Khan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Paul Scully apologises for 'no-go areas' comment after uproar in Tower Hamlets

Former London minister ‘sorry’ for comment made amid the fallout of the Lee Anderson row

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

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Sadiq Khan targeted with death threats in police 999 calls after Lee Anderson's 'Islamists' rant

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Massey, 52, from Ipswich, made threats aimed at the Mayor in two 999 phone calls to Suffolk Police’s control room

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

UK politics: ex-minister apologises for saying there are ‘no-go areas’ in UK cities – as it happened

Paul Scully says he is ‘slightly furious’ with himself after comments about London and Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Paul Scully 'regrets' storm after claiming parts of Tower Hamlets and Birmingham are 'no-go areas'

Former mayoral candidate says he was ‘misconstrued’ in interview after he also condemned Lee Anderson

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

Lee Anderson says he is not ruling out defecting to Reform UK

Tory suspended over comments about Sadiq Khan would be populist party’s first MP if he joined

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Tuesday briefing: Behind the Conservative party’s failure to address Islamophobia

In today’s newsletter: As suspended backbencher Lee Anderson launches a fresh attack, a former Tory MEP explains how the party got here

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Tory MP Paul Scully claims there are ‘no-go’ areas in Birmingham and London

Ex-London minister’s comment about areas with large Muslim populations – for which he apologised – described as ‘utter drivel’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Rishi Sunak in growing storm after failing to condemn Lee Anderson rant as Islamophobic

Prime Minister criticised for not taking a tougher line against Mr Anderson and ‘calling this out for what it is’

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Tory supporters lash out at ‘snake’ Sunak over Lee Anderson suspension

Exclusive: activists endorse Anderson’s comments and decry ‘threat of Islam’ in leaked messages

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Were two Muslim women in east London run over because they were wearing hijabs?

Misbah Sadique and her friend Kulsum were hit by a car they say was accelerating at them but police did not regard incident as a potential hate crime despite rising Islamophobia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Nothing to see here, say Tories of their hero, 30p Lee

Even Rish! has tied himself in knots trying to work out what Anderson should apologise for. Because Lee’s not racist or Islamophobic, is he?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

The Guardian view on Islamophobia and the Tories: the problem is bigger than Lee Anderson

Editorial: The remarks from the senior Conservative are symptomatic of the party’s longstanding failure to tackle the issue

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Is Sadiq Khan a good mayor of London? Let’s not pretend the far right cares

From Trump and his supporters to the ‘meatheads’ on GB News, Khan has been under attack ever since he was elected in 2016. Facts don’t come into it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

‘He’s very controversial, isn’t he?’: how Lee Anderson’s constituents reacted to his comments about Sadiq Khan

In Kirkby-in Ashfield, some call their MP an ‘embarrassment’ while others say ‘he’s telling the truth a lot of people daren’t say’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Lee Anderson stands by attack on Sadiq Khan and launches fresh broadside

Former Tory deputy chair says ‘when you think you are right, you should never apologise’ because it would be a sign of weakness

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism

The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024

OPINION - Lee Anderson has poured petrol on the fires of hatred and Rishi Sunak should condemn his racist remarks

More than two days on from Lee Anderson’s vile racist, anti-Muslim and Islamophobic remarks, we have yet to hear the Prime Minister call it what it is: Islamophobic, anti-Muslim hate and racist. Remarkably, Rishi Sunak released a statement yesterday on hatred in politics, but failed to mention anti-Muslim sentiment at…

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Lee Anderson's comments were Islamophobic and must be condemned by all

By suggesting that Islamists had “got control of [Sadiq] Khan” and “control of London”, former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson was speaking in patently Islamophobic terms. The Mayor is a Muslim, as are approximately 1.3 million Londoners. To remark that leaves Khan in the pocket of Islamists is racist.

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024

Don't let hate win: Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall make unity plea amid Lee Anderson 'Islamophobia' storm

London mayoral rivals join forces to condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia

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