This is absolute nonsense Kemi and you know it. I met you alongside other colleagues over a year and a half ago and the definition was explained to you in detail - you were asked to detail your concerns / any objections and the basis of it . You DID NOT follow up. Instead all work on Islamophobia ( or whatever you feel we are allowed to call our racism ) has stopped. Ministers do not even engage with the governments OWN cross government working group on your preferred “anti Muslim hatred” The government has dragged its heels on any work to tackle this form of racism. The only structures and programs that still survive are what we put in place during a Cameron government over a decade ago. Amazing flagship programs like Remembering Srebrenica have been defunded. No new initiatives , no engagement with communities , no definition Instead culture wars , othering and blatant anti Muslim racism. As for “blasphemy laws” - you know this isn’t true , as was explained and evidenced in our meeting and as you are well aware the definition like the IHRA definition on antisemitism is a NON legally binding working definition not a “law” PS- just so colleagues word sensibilities are not triggered - the World will in a few weeks mark the United Nations International day to combat #Islamophobia.
This is absolute nonsense Kemi and you know it. I met you alongside other colleagues over a year and a half ago and the definition was explained to you in detail - you were asked to detail your concerns / any objections and the basis of it . You DID NOT follow up. Instead all work on Islamophobia ( or whatever you feel we are allowed to call our racism ) has stopped. Ministers do not even engage with the governments OWN cross government working group on your preferred “anti Muslim hatred” The government has dragged its heels on any work to tackle this form of racism. The only structures and programs that still survive are what we put in place during a Cameron government over a decade ago. Amazing flagship programs like Remembering Srebrenica have been defunded. No new initiatives , no engagement with communities , no definition Instead culture wars , othering and blatant anti Muslim racism. As for “blasphemy laws” - you know this isn’t true , as was explained and evidenced in our meeting and as you are well aware the definition like the IHRA definition on antisemitism is a NON legally binding working definition not a “law” PS- just so colleagues word sensibilities are not triggered - the World will in a few weeks mark the United Nations International day to combat #Islamophobia.
@SayeedaWarsi Contemporary conservatism is finding a BAME person willing to say racist things so that old white racists vote for them…
@SayeedaWarsi This is so draining to watch. All racism is wrong and should be called out for what it is. And legislated against. Thanks @SayeedaWarsi, keep holding fellow politicians to account.
@SayeedaWarsi Also missing the point that Islamophobia is a form of racism, not criticism of religion. A party that doesn't denounce racism in all its forms is racist. Nothing new there though.
@SayeedaWarsi How can you remain a Tory Sayeeda? You’re an honourable woman
@SayeedaWarsi Kemi is correct Sayeeda, Muslims are pushing Islamophobia towards semblance of an anti blasphemy law. It's perfectly acceptable to hold Islam & Muslims to account. It's unacceptable for Muslims to hold Britain hostage to events happening in the Middle East when Jews are involved.
@SayeedaWarsi 👏👏 sadly your colleagues are getting desperate, and are happy to throw any commonsense codes of conduct or reasonable behaviour out the window to try and create division. Thank you however for the reminder there is one member of the tory party worthy of respect.
It’s so pathetic that people are now wanting laws to corral the way we want to challenge anything. If these quangos are debating the definition of Islamophobia, then may I suggest they consider the following: Warsiphobia Buddhistphobia Voodoophobia Hinduphobia Christianphobia MayTheForceBeWithYouphobia Donkeyphobia Andersonphobia …. …. …. EnglishDictionaryphobia. @KemiBadenoch
@SayeedaWarsi A Muslim public figure is attacking a Black public figure Saying that anything anti-Muslim is racism When Islam is a not a race Being black is a race Do you see how much division you’re causing @SayeedaWarsi ? You’re starting a race war between Muslims and Black non-Muslims.
@SayeedaWarsi You lost the argument when you said "racism" Muslim is not a race.
@SayeedaWarsi Islam is a religious ideology. Stop race baiting! People can join and leave religions- they can’t change or chose their race!