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MatesJacob

@MatesJacob

Investigating institutional racism and Islamophobia in the Conservative Party.

Joined May 2018
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Tories open second investigation into Hastings candidate theguardian.com/politics/201…

Tories open second investigation into Hastings candidate

Sally-Ann Hart faces inquiries over alleged Islamophobia and antisemitism

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@joepike9 Dec 2019
Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The 4-year-old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on a pile of coats on the floor of a Leeds hospital. The PM grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket: @itvcalendar | #GE19
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Undercover filming inside the Brexit Party reveals racism and bigotry from two officials fighting for key Hartlepool seat - exclusive at 7pm: channel4.com/news/racism-in-…
Racism in key Brexit Party campaign

Racism in key Brexit Party campaign

Undercover filming inside the Brexit Party reveals racism and bigotry from two officials fighting for key Hartlepool seat.

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The Guardian
@guardian9 Dec 2019
Tory candidate shared tweet claiming Muslims 'play race card' theguardian.com/politics/201…
Tory candidate shared tweet claiming Muslims have 'nasty culture'

Tory candidate shared tweet claiming Muslims have 'nasty culture'

Exclusive: Linden Kemkaran also retweeted user who said Muslims have ‘nasty culture’

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Exc: Tory general election candidate in Bradford shared messages on social media claiming Muslims “play" the “race card” & have a “nasty culture”. theguardian.com/politics/201…
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One of Nigel Farage’s candidates said his car and trailer was 'rammed off the road' by political opponents. The police have now said the vehicle was knocked over by the wind. theneweuropean.co.uk/top-sto…
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Miqdaad Versi
@miqdaad6 Dec 2019
My latest in the @guardian: Denial, obfuscation, apathy: why it’s so hard to get Islamophobia on the political agenda theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Denial, obfuscation, apathy: why it’s so hard to get Islamophobia on the political agenda | Miqdaad...

Denial, obfuscation, apathy: why it’s so hard to get Islamophobia on the political agenda | Miqdaad...

I’ve been trying to hold Boris Johnson’s Tories accountable for their anti-Muslim members. Here’s what I’ve learned, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

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I’ve been mauled by @afneil (I’m a Brexit Tory), it’s not a pleasant experience. The idea that he isn’t excellent at his job, just because some of the Hard Left don’t like his views, is a joke. teapawt.org/theobertram/status/984…
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Exc: At least four cabinet ministers have gone on election campaigning trips to endorse Tory candidates facing allegations of Islamophobia after the claims against them came to light, the Guardian has learned. theguardian.com/politics/201…
Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia

Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia

Campaign trips seem to contradict PM’s claim Tories have ‘zero tolerance’ on issue

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@guardian6 Dec 2019
Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia theguardian.com/politics/201…
Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia

Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia

Campaign trips seem to contradict PM’s claim Tories have ‘zero tolerance’ on issue

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Read the full background on the latest Farage candidate to be exposed (it’s not pretty, he’s promoted some truly abhorrent views). hopenothate.org.uk/2019/12/0…
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Miqdaad Versi
@miqdaad3 Dec 2019
The idea that deceiving others was a mainstream Islamic practice called Taqiyya, used to be a far-right conspiracy theory discussed mainly in far-right groups. Here is it proposed & legitimised in The Times by Melanie Phillips. thetimes.co.uk/edition/comme…
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BREAKING: The Conservative candidate for Luton South, Parvez Akhtar, calls on his party leader Boris Johnson to apologise for Islamophobia in the party. “The Conservatives have a blind spot when it comes to Muslims”. Full statement from him here 👇
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Important piece by @murphy_simon on Islamophobia in the Tory party in which @SayeedaWarsi says of Michael Gove: "I think Michael’s view is there is no such thing as a non-problematic Muslim." theguardian.com/politics/201…
Sayeeda Warsi on Tory Islamophobia: 'It feels like I'm in an abusive relationship'

Sayeeda Warsi on Tory Islamophobia: 'It feels like I'm in an abusive relationship'

The Tories promised an investigation into anti-Muslim prejudice in the party – then watered it down. How high does the problem go? Disillusioned insiders – and the former party chair – speak out

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Many aren't aware of the endemic nature of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party *Two thirds* of its members believe the far right Islamophobic conspiracy theory that “there are areas in Britain that operate under Sharia law” (2019 poll by @hopenothate) hopenothate.org.uk/2019/06/2…
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Karl McCartney was @Conservatives MP from 2010, lost in 2017 Since 2018 he has for a “sustained period” retweeted "far-right propaganda" from Tommy Robinson & Katie Hopkins @hopenothate In 2019 we think him fit for office -meet our candidate in Lincoln 🤦🏽‍♀️ bbc.co.uk/news/amp/election-…
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Mobashra@mobbiemobes25 Nov 2019
I had the opportunity to speak with @miqdaad on his work to hold the media accountable when it comes to #Islamophobia. We spoke about the new @cfmmuk and discussed the #Conservative party's failure to address Islamophobia within its ranks. bridge.georgetown.edu/video/…
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Once again the Prime Minister claims the Conservative Party has zero tolerance of Islamophobia. This is incorrect & he knows it is incorrect. (Thread) #bbcqt
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@PaulBrandITV22 Nov 2019
Replying to @PaulBrandITV
PM insists Conservatives have zero tolerance of Islamophobia but repeats that any inquiry will be into all types of prejudice, not specifically Islamophobia #bbcqt
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I've sent an email, DMs and @ at @VodafoneUK over the past ten days and they have not responded at all to my query if there will be an official response from the company
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Hi @NationalGallery. It’s hugely disappointing to see that you’ve chosen to advertise in the @spectator this week. As a taxpayer-funded institution, it’s unacceptable for you to help fund a magazine that denigrates huge swathes of the population. Please reconsider.
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