Scottish Labour was last night embroiled in a fresh racism scandal after a Facebook account linked to the party suggested “there is no such thing as Islamophobia”.
The Argyll and Bute Labour account also claimed Islam is “responsible for more terror attacks than any other” and treats women as “second class citizens”.
The hateful post came just days after a high-profile Muslim MSP questioned his party’s commitment to tackling prejudice.
Former deputy leader Anas Sarwar hit out after a Labour councillor was cleared of making racist comments towards him after a 15-month investigation.
The racist message was posted on Tuesday afternoon, alongside the question: “Any disagreement with this meme?” [Daily Record] Read more
