The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) demanded that the primary opposition Conservative Party take away Robert Jenrick from his place as shadow justice secretary following the leak of messages exhibiting his assist for a far-right social media account.
The MCB issued a press release urging Conservative Party chief Kemi Badenoch to take away Jenrick from his shadow cupboard place and launch a right away investigation into his conduct following leaked messages.
In the leaked message, Jenrick described himself as a “great admirer” of a far-right account, which is thought for recurrently posting Islamophobic and far-right content material on X.
MCB Secretary General Zara Mohammed mentioned it appears “impossible” for the shadow justice secretary to haven’t seen the account’s common Islamophobic and far-right hate posts.
It appears not possible for Jenrick to haven’t seen the common Islamophobic and far-right hate posted by this account. Yet he has declared himself an excellent admirer and agrees with its far-right views on what must occur subsequent, Mohammed mentioned.
“With the scale of Islamophobia endemic within the Conservative Party, and recently being propagated by some of the most powerful figures in the world, Ms Badenoch cannot allow what appears to be support for such Islamophobic and extreme content from a member of her shadow cabinet,” she famous.
Mohammed additional highlighted that that is an “immediate test” of Badenoch’s management in addressing Islamophobia.
The MCB has confirmed that it’s going to submit a fuller grievance to the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) concerning Jenrick’s conduct.
In leaked messages lately seen by The London Economic, Jenrick has mentioned he’s a “nice admirer” of a far-right X account with over 120,000 followers.
The shadow justice secretary additionally mentioned he agrees with the account on “what needs to happen.”
“I am a great admirer of your tweets. You are right to hold me to account, like any politician. I think we agree however on what needs to happen,” Jenrick mentioned within the message.
Source: www.dailysabah.com