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Labour's Apsana Begum warns Westminster’s policies are contributing to rise in Islamophobia
The Poplar and Limehouse MP wins cross-party support for EDM
Labour Party's Apsana Begum (centre) at the launch of the Labour Party race and faith manifesto
LABOUR MP Apsana Begum has won cross-party backing from senior MPs for her Commons bid to highlight a surge in racist attacks and Islamophobia in Britain and abroad.
The Poplar and Limehouse MP’s early day motion (EDM) warns that Westminster’s policies are contributing towards a rise in racist attacks and Islamophobia.
Father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley, a former Tory minister, is backing her motion.
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