US EditionPM pledges extra £10m to protect British Muslims
The £10 million boost will enhance security at mosques with CCTV, alarms, and fencing amid a 19% rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes, government data shows.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expressed that the funding for mosque security aims to help Muslim communities feel safe and secure.
- The arson attack on the Peacehaven mosque is being treated as a hate crime, with no injuries reported.
- The government announced funding for security measures, including CCTV and fencing, due to a 19% rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes.
- Akeela Ahmed of the British Muslim Trust supported the funding, emphasizing that everyone deserves to live peacefully without fear.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces additional £10m funding for mosque security
Amid an epidemic of Islamophobia across Britain, mosques and Islamic centres have been allocated access to an additional £10 million in security funding to protect them from hate crime and attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday. The additional £10 million funding means more sites can be protected and builds on the £29.4 million […] The post Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces additional £10m funding for mosque security appe…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged an extra £10m (around €11.5m) in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes and attacks, amid a sharp rise in incidents targeting Muslims and mosques across the country. Starmer announced the funding after visiting the Peacehaven Mosque in East Sussex, which was the target of a suspected arson attack earlier this month, foreign media reported, according to Telegraph. No one was inju…
Keir Starmer announces new funding to protect mosques after suspected arson attack - The Mirror
Around £10million will be made available to mosques and Muslim faith centres for security measures such as CCTV and alarm systems to protect them from hate crimes and attacks
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