Sadiq Khan: Government 'complicit' in racism
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said that the failure of Rishi Sunak and his cabinet ministers to condemn Lee Anderson's remarks make them "complicit in this sort of racism." He said that Mr Anderson's comments "pour fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred." Lee Anderson lost the Conservative whip over the weekend after failing to apologise for claiming “Islamists” had “got control” of Sadiq Khan and London. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 These comments from a senior Conservative are Islamophobic, are anti-Muslim and are racist.
00:07 We've seen over the last two days confirmation that over the last few months there's been an increase in anti-Muslim cases by more than 330%.
00:18 These comments pour fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred.
00:24 I'm unclear why Rishi Sunak, why members of his cabinet aren't calling this out and aren't condemning this.
00:31 It's like they're complicit in this sort of racism.
00:35 And I think the message it sends is Muslims are fair game when it comes to racism and anti-Muslim hatred.
00:42 It's not good enough in 2024 in the United Kingdom.