REBECCA LONG BAILEY led the charge among Labour’s leadership hopefuls today as the first to commit to a 10-point pledge on tackling Islamophobia.

The measures, compiled by the Muslim Council of Britain and backed by the Labour Muslim Network, include adopting the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims’ definition of Islamophobia as being “rooted in racism and as a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.”

Ms Long Bailey said that she “will not just support the pledges” but will “stand with the Muslim community” if she succeeds Jeremy Corbyn as leader.