Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Zara Mohammed, responding to the imminent appointment of the new Prime Minister, said:
“Our new Prime Minister will assume office at a critical moment for our country. I earnestly hope the soon-to-be appointed Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Liz Truss, will be able to provide leadership and foster unity. Divisive rhetoric could be particularly potent at a time when Britain is facing its toughest crisis since the pandemic. With communities increasingly anxious about the cost of living crisis, we need a Prime Minister who can commit to real change, now.
“We also hope Prime Minister Liz Truss will make good on her ‘zero-tolerance approach to Islamophobia’, by addressing Islamophobia both within the Conservative Party and wider society, and take definitive steps to improve government engagement with Muslim communities.”
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