The most Islamophobic speech ever given in the UK Parliament?

“We should start monitoring our mosques and madrasahs and imprison or deport our extremist imams.”

On July 25 Baron Pearson addressed the House of Lords and targeted Islam, the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). He also called for the burqa to be banned and accused “Islamists” of trying to take over the UK by stealth.

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