Police training compared Farage views to Islamophobic offences

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 17:18 · Archive

Taxpayer-funded police training compared Nigel Farage's views on Islam to racially aggravated criminal offences.

Taxpayer-funded police training at the York and North Yorkshire Hate Crime Conference drew a direct comparison between Nigel Farage's views on Islam and a racially aggravated criminal offence. The training session featured footage from GB News presenter Matt Goodwin discussing a YouGov poll showing over half of Britons considered Islam incompatible with British values, and argued that Islamic teachings aligned with democracy and religious tolerance.

How it is being reported

• Fury as police lectured about Nigel Farage in Islamophobia talkDaily Express · 29 Sept, 18:14
• Police officers asked to consider 'harm' done by Nigel Farage in publicly funded lecture about IslamophobiaDaily Mail · 29 Sept, 14:00
• Taxpayer-funded police training likened Nigel Farage and GB News to IslamophobiaGB News · 29 Sept, 10:58

In this story: Nigel Farage · Matt Goodwin · GB News · North Yorkshire Police · York and North Yorkshire Hate Crime Conference

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