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Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Ukip leader plans to move party towards hard right

Gerard Batten urges people to read Qur’an to ‘educate’ themselves about Islamic threat

Ukip’s new leader, Gerard Batten, has reiterated his intention to move the party towards a hard-right direction by urging people to read the Qur’an so they can “educate” themselves about the threat posed by Islam.

Batten, who took over in February after the removal of Henry Bolton, repeated his belief that Islam is inherently antisemitic, and that the Labour party is deliberately tolerant of the prejudice so as to attract Muslim votes.

Related: Labour has not done enough to tackle antisemitism, says shadow minister

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from Islam | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2jlgRNX

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