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A general view of the front door of No 10 Downing Street, central London, where Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is chairing a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee following ongoing unrest across parts of the country, August 5, 2024
INDEPENDENT MPs slammed the Labour government today for not going far enough in identifying the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hatred behind the riots that have swept Britain.
In a letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, five MPs, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, accused the government of giving “succour to those seeking to sow hatred and division.”
When people are under attack for the colour of their skin and their faith, the government’s “references to ‘understandable fears’ send mixed messages,” the letter argued.
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Unions and campaigners condemn Prime Minister's ‘far-right’ rhetoric and new immigration policies
