Schools with large numbers of Muslim pupils must respect British values, former home secretary Jack Straw said yesterday.
He spoke as a Muslim MP said a radical ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to take over state schools was operating in Birmingham.
Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, claimed a ‘small group of individuals’ was trying to change the ethos of schools by stealth.
It was also claimed that roving 'morality squads' have been instituted at the affected schools, and would censor talk of non-Muslim festivals and smash pupils' Easter eggs.
[A COMMENT] Such a tolerant religion ! Great respect for other religions ! The government and DofE need to get to terms with this radicalisation and take over of our schools.
They need to bin the PC attitude which has become the norm when dealing with groups who do not recognise PC values. We must not let this happen. [Daily Mail] Read more
