Mick Hartley

Labour's (lack of) response to the grooming scandal has shed a light on their obsession with not alienating the Muslim vote. Lorin Bell-Cross in the JC:

After Labour’s unexpected losses, and near-losses, at the last general election in several constituencies with large Muslim electorates, often to explicitly pro-Gaza candidates, there has been a suggestion that the party’s actions in government have been, in part, motivated by fear of losing further votes.

Indeed, one Labour source told the JC: “Labour has, for decades, banked the Muslims as safe. After losing seats to Muslim independents in 2024, they’re now terrified of anything that might further upset the Muslim vote.”

And it's not just the grooming gangs where Labour MPs would seem to be pandering.

On Monday, Parliament spent an hour and 17 minutes discussing the detention and removal of two Labour MPs by Israel.

Labour MPs were lining up ready to condemn Israel’s actions, with one even suggesting – with no evidence – that the decision was racially motivated.

Prior to the debate, around 70 MPs from all parties posed for a photograph in Westminster Hall to show solidarity to Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, the two MPs in question.

But one Labour MP who spoke to the JC was extremely unsympathetic.

“The reality of the situation is any country will restrict who comes. The UK does the same”, they said, adding: “Put the right and wrongs to one side, they’re [Israel] at war. Of course they’re going to restrict entry”.

The JC has already revealed how MPs obsessively focus on Israel and the war in Gaza to the detriment of domestic topics and this was on display in the two days before Parliament rose for recess.

A whopping 39 Labour MPs chose to speak during the debate on Israel’s treatment of their colleagues compared to a mere five who piped up during an Urgent Question on the future of the steelworks in Scunthorpe.

The discussion on the future of steel also didn’t last as long as the one on the parliamentarians’ treatment by Israel – just 39 minutes.

Tuesday’s statement on child sexual exploitation, and subsequent discussion on also had less time devoted to it. This one lasted 53 minutes.

It's a hopeless cause. Muslims in general have no specific loyalty to Labour, and the hard-core Islamists will never be satisfied.