UK anti-Islamophobia body has not met for four years despite hate crime rise
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6K7Y1)
Exclusive: Members of working group raise concerns over Michael Gove not restarting body that last met in 2020
The government's anti-Muslimhatred working group (AMHWG) has been on pause" for more than four years, despite repeated promises from officials and a sharp rise in hate crime.
The Guardian understands members of the AMHWG last officially met in January 2020, before all working groups were adjourned because of the Covid pandemic.
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