Govt: There aren't no-go areas in the country
The migration minister has said there are "reasons and issues" the government won't accept the definition of Islamophobia as used by other political parties - but does not state them.
Michael Tomlinson adds he doesn't believe there are no-go areas in the country after former government minister Paul Scully suggested Birmingham and east London were off-limits because of "doctrine". Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Tomlinson adds he doesn't believe there are no-go areas in the country after former government minister Paul Scully suggested Birmingham and east London were off-limits because of "doctrine". Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Robust action was taken as a result of what was said.
00:04 Within 24 hours of those comments, the whip was removed.
00:09 My view is that we need to be respectful in our language,
00:13 and we need to take the temperature and the heat out
00:15 of the debate.
00:16 And I'm not going to get into definitions.
00:18 There are reasons and issues with that specific definition,
00:21 but I don't think it's right for me to get into a semantics,
00:25 if you like, or into a detailed dictionary
00:27 definition of what is or what isn't.
00:31 We live in a very tolerant, open society.
00:33 We're blessed, we're fortunate, if you like,
00:35 as a country to live in such an open and welcoming place.
00:38 That's something that I'm striving to continue.
00:41 And so, no, I don't think there are no go areas in our country.