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Javid ‘shoots the messenger’ over Tory Islamophobia row
Home Secretary Sajid Javid

HOME Secretary Sajid Javid was accused of resorting to “shoot the messenger tactics” today after he launched a stunning attack on the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).

The MCB called for a full investigation into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party last week, demanding Tory chairman Brandon Lewis take action over the “weekly occurrences of Islamophobia” from party candidates and activists.

MCB secretary general Harun Khan blasted the Tories for taking no action against MP Bob Blackman’s “consistent record of endorsing Islamophobia,” pointing out nine other instances of Tory Islamophobia in the past two months alone.

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