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By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has called on the Government to work “side-by-side with communities” to ensure an equal roll-out of the vaccine. “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities have suffered enormously during this pandemic. The disproportionate impact of Covid-19, rooted in structural inequality, continues despite repeated calls […]

15th May 2019

UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British Prime Minister Theresa May will again bring her EU withdrawal deal to the House of Commons at the beginning of next month, a government statement said Tuesday. “This evening the Prime Minister met the leader of the opposition in the House of Commons to make clear our […]

16th Jan 2019

UK: May faces no confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement after 432 of them voted against it on Tuesday evening. Opposition Leader, Jeremy Corbyn proposed a motion of no confidence in May’s Government. The motion will be voted by MPs Wednesday. The Labour leader’s motion, “That this house has […]

5th Sep 2018

UK: Labour Party adopts full anti-Semitism code

[Photo: Labour Leader Jeremy-Corbyn. Photographer: Tolga Akmen/AA] Muhammad Mussa LONDON (AA): The Labour Party has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) full definition of anti-Semitism but has emphasized the right to non-racist free speech regarding discussions surrounding the Middle East. The National Executive Committee, the Party’s ruling body, in a meeting on Tuesday afternoon, accepted […]

10th May 2017

UK: Labour Party launches election campaign

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn used his Labour Party’s general election campaign launch on Tuesday to accuse the ruling Conservatives of “holding the country back”. Corbyn was speaking in Manchester where former Labour cabinet minister Andy Burnham was recently elected as the city’s first metro mayor — a […]

10th Jun 2016

UK: Tooting by-election candidates named

By Nadine Osman London, (The Muslim News): Local doctor Rosena Allin-Khan has been selected by Labour members in Tooting as the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-election on June 16. Sadiq Khan who stood down as the MP after being elected as Mayor of London, said that she “has the values, vision and experience to […]

30th Nov 2015

UK Opposition Leader sets out Syria anti-airstrike argument

LONDON (AA) – “Think through this whole thing; there is no second plan, there is no effective ground force to back it up.” This was the view of the leader of the U.K.’s main opposition party, who remains opposed to British plans to launch military action in Syria. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was speaking […]

4th Jun 2015

UK: Gareth Thomas “London Mayor should be able to issue bonds to invest”

By Sarmad Jawad London, (The Muslim News): Mayor hopeful Gareth Thomas told The Muslim News that he believes more power should be devolved to London, including the power to issue bonds to invest. “London produces 25% of the country’s wealth but has the highest cost-of-living and the highest rents in the country. This […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.