Ken is, typically, unapologetic for the welcome he’s given to Sheikh al-Qaradawi:
Ken Livingstone has created a fresh round of controversy over controversial [sic] Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi by inviting him back to Britain.
Ignoring the growing outrage over Dr al-Qaradawi’s presence, Labour’s London Mayor hugged him and offered a personal invitation to return for a three-day conference in October, saying it would be an “honour”.
And in angry defiance he rounded on opposition leader Michael Howard and the press claiming they have helped stoke up the alarm over the cleric’s London talks with Britain’s Muslim community.
Ignorance and political point-scoring have fuelled the damning “hysteria”, Mr Livingstone insisted. […]
Mr Livingstone said: “On behalf of the people of London, I would like to apologise to the Sheikh for the outburst of xenophobia in sections of the media.
Not on behalf of this Londoner, Ken. To dismiss as xenophobic the entirely legitimate expressions of revulsion at the views of this cleric is dishonest and shabby. He keeps on digging, and the hole keeps getting deeper.
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