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Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Muslim Council: parties must tackle Islamophobia to win votes

Body seeks 10 pledges in election where Muslims could affect outcome in 31 marginals

Candidates and parties campaigning in the general election must commit to tackling racism and Islamophobia to win the support of Muslim voters, according to the Muslim Council of Britain.

A manifesto setting out how parties’ policies could affect Muslims has been published by the MCB after consulting its affiliates and communities across the UK.

There have been trials of voter ID in local elections and the Conservatives have stated that they want to bring in some form of UK-wide ID requirement for voting in the future, but for this election there is no change to the current system.

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from Islam | The Guardian https://ift.tt/35E2SJe

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