Lawyer Nazir Afzal has pointed the finger of blame at 'cowardly' Government ministers and outsiders with a 'malicious' agenda after his failed bid to broker peace over LGBTQ equality at Anderton Park School.
In his first press interview since the breakdown of talks, Mr Afzal was not holding back on what, or who, he thinks is responsible for a dispute that is dividing the community.
"The Government has been cowardly," he says.
"They have failed to lead and own this issue (around equality teaching), leaving the burden unfairly on the shoulders of head teachers. It is disgraceful."
And he warned that protests like this could spread to 'dozens' of schools if urgent action is not taken.
He also had a message for the protesters, stating: "Stop this immediately. It is disgraceful.
"You are grown men and a few women standing outside a primary school in a residential street shouting and chanting and screaming. [Birmingham Mail] Read more
