The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox will put herself forward to be the Labour candidate for the by-election in her old constituency of Batley & Spen. Kim Leadbeater, 44, said she would be ‘honoured’ to stand for the party in her hometown after doing ‘a lot of soul-searching’ about what’s ‘best for the place … Read more
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox will put herself forward to be the Labour candidate for the by-election in her old constituency of Batley & Spen. Kim Leadbeater, 44, said she would be ‘honoured’ to stand for the party in her hometown after doing ‘a lot of soul-searching’ about what’s ‘best for the place … Read more
Now protesters picket Muslim council chief who said she would ‘welcome’ the Yorkshire teacher at the centre of the Prophet Mohammed cartoon controversy Protesters demand resignation of Sabia Akram, deputy leader of Slough Council She said she would be happy to welcome the Yorkshire teacher who is in hiding The original row erupted after Batley … Read more
Two more teachers have been suspended over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad being shown to pupils at Batley Grammar School, MailOnline can reveal. It brings to three the total number of teachers being investigated for the incident in which the controversial cartoon was shown during an RE lesson. All three staff at the school … Read more
As Britain at last begins to emerge from the pandemic, our country desperately needs a spirit of unity and solidarity. But the inflammatory row at Batley Grammar over a teacher’s use of the Prophet Muhammad’s image in a religious studies class threatens to undermine social cohesion – not just in Yorkshire but across Britain. Unless … Read more
As Britain at last begins to emerge from the pandemic, our country desperately needs a spirit of unity and solidarity. But the inflammatory row at Batley Grammar over a teacher’s use of the Prophet Muhammad’s image in a religious studies class threatens to undermine social cohesion – not just in Yorkshire but across Britain. Unless … Read more
The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more
Batley Grammar School was closed at the last minute today after more than 50 Muslim protesters returned for a second day demanding the sacking of a RE teacher who allegedly showed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students. The amateur rugby player, who is in his late 20s, is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ had trained to … Read more
Batley Grammar School was closed at the last minute today after more than 50 Muslim protesters returned for a second day after the RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy row after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students. The amateur rugby player, who is in his late 20s, is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ had trained to … Read more
Gavin Williamson has condemned the death threats made against a teacher who was suspended for allegedly showing a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a religious studies lesson on blasphemy. The Education Secretary said that the protests outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire yesterday were ‘completely unacceptable’, after dozens of furious Muslim … Read more