Pressure Mounts On Clegg To Sack Anti-Muslim 'Hate Crime' Candidate

Nick Clegg

Posted: 10/01/12 16:43 GMT

politicalscrapbook.net:

Nick Clegg is facing growing pressure to sack a Lib Dem candidate responsible for vile Islamophobic rants after religious and anti-racism organisations described remarks by would-be Redcar councillor Dave Stones as “a hate crime”. Meanwhile, local MP Tom Blekinsop has written to Nick Clegg demanding to know “what action your party intends to take against the people who have behaved so disgracefully”.

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Nick Clegg is facing growing pressure to sack a Lib Dem candidate responsible for vile Islamophobic rants after religious and anti-racism organisations described remarks by would-be Redcar councillor ...
Nick Clegg is facing growing pressure to sack a Lib Dem candidate responsible for vile Islamophobic rants after religious and anti-racism organisations described remarks by would-be Redcar councillor ...
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katertaif
My wife thinks I have one fault. Everything I do!
05:25 AM on 01/11/2012
Is Mr. Blekinsop also demanding to know what is going to be done regarding the racist comments recently and in the past made by a prominent labour MP? How about the legions of Imams constantly raging on about us ' Kuffars '? If I wrote the equivalent word, Huffington would delete it.but they are allowed to use it (the Imams not Huffington). No I do not condone this Liberal, if he has made anti Muslim and/or inflammatory comments, then get rid by all means, and get rid of them all on the other side of the coin as well.Or does Mr. Blekinsop admit that we have a two tier society now, and one he is comfortable with?