Mick Hartley

What a surprise. Charity behind pro-Iran ‘hate march’ received £450k taxpayer funding:

A charity which funds the group behind the banned pro-Iran “hate march” has received at least £450,000 in taxpayer-funded donations, The Telegraph can reveal.

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Trust has been recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid, which means it can claim an extra 25p from the Government for every £1 it receives in donations.

Accounts submitted by the trust to the Charity Commission show that it has claimed £458,500 in Gift Aid since 2020. It is under investigation by the watchdog for funding an event where “inflammatory” statements were apparently made.

Like “Death to the enemies of Islam”, for instance? Fairly inflammatory, I’d say.

The IHRC Trust is one of four charities with alleged Iranian links that are recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid and identified in a report on Iranian influence in the UK by Lord Walney, the former independent adviser to the Government on political violence.