Stop Extremist Preachers From Coming To Britain, Says MP
Ruth
Gledhill CHRISTIAN
TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
A
prominent Member of Parliament is demanding to know how a Sunni Muslim preacher
with a history of inciting religious hatred can be allowed to enter Britain.
Siobhain
McDonagh, MP for Mitcham and Morden, spoke out after Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri,
who is so extreme he is banned from preaching in Karachi in Pakistan, was slated
for a tour of Britain this month.
Qadri
was due to speak at a mosque in Falkirk in Scotland last week but the invitation
was withdrawn after protests.
In
addition, Bolton News reported
that he will not be preaching in Bolton as claimed. His own Facebook
page also
appears to indicate he is currently still in Pakistan.
McDonagh
told Christian Today: "My concern is that people with a history incitement of
hatred against others, such as the Ahmadiyya community, are being let into this
country.
"I
have worked to try and find out how individuals like Qadri have been able to
enter this country, apparently without any issue.
"I
have written to the Home Office, and hosted a debate on this issue earlier this
year – only to be stonewalled by the Home Office, as the answer to my Parliamentary
Question demonstrates. The UK's national security should be paramount to the
government."
