A London MP today warned of the risk of a ‘Trojan Horse’-style Islamist plot to infiltrate councils in the capital amid claims of schools being targeted in Birmingham. As Ofsted criticised five schools at the heart of the row, Labour’s … Continue reading
Former Labour Government minister Jim Fitzpatrick is accusing anti-fascist campaigners of stirring up fear in London’s East End over an aborted march that was planned by the English Defence League this Sunday. The EDL march was called off after an Islamic conference … Continue reading
Under the headline “Extremist Muslims have ‘wormed their way into Labour Party’ minister warns”, the Daily Mail offers a rehash of yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph article, with one accompanying picture suggesting that IFE supports the terrorist acts of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan while … Continue reading
The press conference was for Bangladeshi media only, but a small group of politicians were outside anyway. Jim Fitzpatrick, the current farming minister who has represented the borough since 1997, has smelled the rancid whiff of a racial smear swirling … Continue reading
A bridegroom has accused Jim Fitzpatrick, the farming minister, of “politically hijacking” his wedding by publicly criticising the traditional Muslim segregation of men and women at the ceremony. Bodrul Islam said he was “amazed and shocked” that Mr Fitzpatrick had … Continue reading
The Daily Telegraph reports that London Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick, a third of whose constituents are Muslim, has condemned the Muslim tradition of separating men and women at weddings. Fitzpatrick and his wife walked out of the marriage ceremony of a … Continue reading
A government minister has condemned a decision by radical Muslims to stage their annual party conference in London’s East End on Saturday. Labour’s Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said the Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, which wants Britain to be an “Islamic” … Continue reading
A Labour minister says his party has been infiltrated by a fundamentalist Muslim group that wants to create an “Islamic social and political order” in Britain. The Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) – which believes in jihad and sharia law, … Continue reading
The groom at the centre of the storm over Muslim weddings, Bodrul Islam, spoke out about his anger at MP Jim Fitzpatrick. “He likened my wedding to the racial segregation, the apartheid, of the Deep South. I am disgusted at … Continue reading
“Ban Hate Meetings”. That is the front-page headline in this week’s East London Advertiser. The subheading is “MP urges crackdown on extremists”, and the paper reports that Jim Fitzpatrick has called on Oxford House, a community centre in Bethnal Green, to … Continue reading