20 October 2019

Fury as government advisor and Labour member posts Islamophobic depictions of the prophet Mohammed on his Facebook page

A government policy advisor sparked fury after it emerged he posted Islamophobic depictions of the Prophet Mohammed online - but has not yet faced action.

Labour Party member Martin Bridgman shared offensive cartoons of Jesus and Mohammed, including ones that alluded to child rape.

At least four of the comic strips were posted on his Facebook page between November 2018 and March 2019, but only uncovered three months ago when a Muslim member of his local Labour party in Ilford, east London, reported them to party officials.

Mr Bridgman works as a policy advisor for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. [Daily Mail] Read more