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Starmer fails to meet Muslim representatives since far-right riots
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, August 6, 2024

SIR KEIR STARMER has failed to meet any representative Muslim organisations since the onset of the far-right Islamophobic riots.

A Downing Street spokeswoman today was unable to identify any meeting with Muslim groups about their concerns over disturbances which have included attacks on mosques and on Muslim individuals.

Nor could she indicate any planned meetings. 

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