The Muslim Council of Britain has written to Steve Reed, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the government’s prolonged delay in appointing the Special Representative on Anti-Muslim Hostility which was promised when they launched the Protecting What Matters Social Cohesion Strategy exactly three months ago on 8th March 2026. Despite this, the pledged role of a tsar or Special Representative on Anti-Muslim Hostility to date remains entirely unfilled, with no clear Terms of Reference, no allocated budget and no transparent path forward.
The British Muslim community continues to face a widening climate of discrimination, hostility and threats to physical safety. Since March 2026 alone, notable anti-Muslim incidents across the UK have occurred on average at least once a week which the Muslim Council of Britain which are outlined in the letter which can be read below.
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