After the expose of the foul antisemitic comments made by “words have consequences’” Imam from Bristol Abdullah Patel, I hope the politicians who rushed to present their pro-Islam credentials are thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
The Evening Standard apparently supports this Imam:
Boris Johnson was forced to apologise for comparing veiled Muslim women to “letterboxes” as he was challenged by an Imam during a Tory leadership TV debate.
Abdullah Patel, from Bristol, asked if the candidates thought words had consequences, a question immediately directed to the front runner in the contest Mr Johnson.
Speaking on the BBC debate programme, the Imam asked the candidates: “I see first-hand the everyday impact of Islamophobic rhetoric on my community. Do the candidates agree that words have consequences?”
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Imam Patel tweeted his disappointment with their "deluded" responses after the show.
As part of a longer thread, he tweeted: "What I got as a response was nothing short of disappointing and deluded:
"@BorisJohnson forgot my name, spoke about his G grandfather and about Iran.
"Gove used the opportunity to have a dig at @jeremycorbyn..."
Only Michael Gove redeemed himself slightly with his counter-attack on the Labour Party’s rampant antisemitism, but the BBC's selection of this particular individual to pose his hypocritical question shone a dazzling spotlight on the BBC’s prejudices and pro-Islam bias.
Emily Maitlis’s constant interventions and interruptions put the finishing touches on one of the worst examples of BBC TV I’ve ever seen.
