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| | The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] Social Democratic<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[pro-abortion]], pro-homosexual "rights" and pro-[[gun control]]. Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater spending on public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals. | | The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] Social Democratic<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[pro-abortion]], pro-homosexual "rights" and pro-[[gun control]]. Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater spending on public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals. |
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| − | The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not currently in government. The new leader since September 2015 is [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157</ref> The Labour Party holds non-voting observer status in the [[Socialist International]]. | + | The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not currently in government. The new leader since September 2015 is [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157</ref> The Labour Party holds non-voting observer status in the [[Socialist International]]. |
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| | ==Sharia Infiltration== | | ==Sharia Infiltration== |
| − | A 2010 newspaper report repeated a claim by Jim Fitzpatrick, the MP for Poplar and Canning Town that the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) had effectively created a party within the party in east London. The IFE seeks to make Britain and [[Europe]] an Islamic state. In covert investigations by the media it was determined that the IFE were expressing opposition to democracy, support for sharia law or mocking black people and organized meetings with extremists, including [[Taliban]] allies.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/7333420/Islamic-radicals-infiltrate-the-Labour-Party.html Islamic radicals 'infiltrate' the Labour Party, TelegraphUK, February 27, 2010]</ref> | + | A 2010 newspaper report repeated a claim by Jim Fitzpatrick, the MP for Poplar and Canning Town that the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) had effectively created a party within the party in east London. The IFE seeks to make Britain and [[Europe]] an Islamic state. In covert investigations by the media it was determined that the IFE were expressing opposition to democracy, support for sharia law or mocking black people and organized meetings with extremists, including [[Taliban]] allies.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/7333420/Islamic-radicals-infiltrate-the-Labour-Party.html Islamic radicals 'infiltrate' the Labour Party, TelegraphUK, February 27, 2010]</ref> |
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| | {{cquote| [They are] placing people within the political parties, recruiting members to those political parties, trying to get individuals selected and elected so they can exercise political influence and power, whether it's at local government level or national level.}} | | {{cquote| [They are] placing people within the political parties, recruiting members to those political parties, trying to get individuals selected and elected so they can exercise political influence and power, whether it's at local government level or national level.}} |