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

Source: Matt Writtle

More than two days on from Lee Anderson’s vile racist, anti-Muslim and Islamophobic, we have yet to hear the Prime Minister call it what it is: , anti-Muslim hate and racist. Remarkably, released a statement yesterday on hatred in politics, but failed to mention anti-Muslim sentiment at all. Then his deputy, Oliver Dowden, anti-Muslim or Islamophobic. This speaks volumes.

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