Analysis: Were Dominic Grieve's comments on the British Pakistani community xenophobic? Pt 1
180 views · Published 22 October 2014 · 20:11 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: Islam Channel · 2014 · News & Politics
Last week, the Attorney General Dominic Grieve got himself into hot water by suggesting that corruption was endemic in the British Pakistani community. Although he quickly apologised, Grieve's comments have provoked outrage, much of it coming from the ranks of his own party. Although the Pakistani government has often been accused of corruption, singling out the British Pakistani community, many of whom originally left the country for that very reason, has proved provocative. The controversy has also once against raised accusations of elitism and xenophobia within the government and fears that the Conservative party could be alienating a potential pool of voters and members in an increasingly multicultural country. Joining host Jonathan Steele in the studio to discuss this is Rabia Bhatti, Conservative councillor for Chesham, Lord Nazir Ahmed, the first Muslim peer, Atif Ali Shah from the UK branch of the Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf, and joining by skype, Mohammed Amin, deputy chairman of Conservative Muslim Forum..
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