MP challenges PM over silence on anti-Muslim hate: 'What does this silence say to my children?'

Speaker, my children, like millions of others, are kicking every ball of the England World Cup campaign.But I, as a parent, am really concerned about their security in this country, along with other Muslim parents.Let me explain why.When a Sikh lady got raped in Warsaw, the perpetrator repeatedly called her an effing Muslim bitch.Whilst there was no condemnation from the minister from the dispatch box, no outcry from members in this chamber who openly call out these matters when the perpetrators are of a different colour.

When we had the Unite the Kingdom march calling openly for the expulsion of Muslims in this country, there was no ministerial statement condemning such statements.When, this weekend, we had five members of the Muslim community stabbed on the streets of Edinburgh, there was no ministerial statement of condemnation, no COBRA meeting, no COBRA meeting and no solidarity.Can I ask the Prime Minister, what does this silence say to my children as they wait with abated breath for Harry Kane to bring it home?