Ministers 'pandering to far right' by not calling out Islamophobia, says ex-government adviser

Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Ministers are "pandering to the far right" by not calling Lee Anderson's remarks Islamophobic, a former government adviser on the issue has told Sky News.

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