A Lord Mayor walked out of an Islamic charity lunch after discovering that he would have to be segregated from his female consort.
Labour councillor John Thomas, 70, arrived at the function last Sunday with consort Margaret Corley, 72.
But Councillor Thomas, the Lord Mayor of Leicester, was said to be upset at being told he would have to dine in an upstairs function room with male guests, while his consort would be seated downstairs with the other women.
The lunch was held to mark the end of Charity Week – an annual fundraising event supported by around 20 university Islamic societies in the UK, and others in Canada and Qatar. It took place at a wedding and conference venue near Leicester railway station.
[TOP RATED COMMENT 17031 votes] Well done. This is stand for English culture and the respectful way we treat our ladies if they are not happy with this they are free to return to their own country
[SECOND 13040v] Well done Mayor.
[THIRD 11726v] Unbelivable they thought they could still get away with this sort of thing!
[FOURTH 10274v] MP Jim Fitzpatrick faced a similar situation and walked out with his wife. Good man, Jim!
[FIFTH 9171v] In this country, in which you live, men and women are not segregated. We find it insulting to regard women as inferior, unclean, or unbearably tempting. Perhaps it's about time you caught on to this the better. [Daily Mail] Read more
