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Government minister says some British Muslims do not support UK values

Source: PA Archive

Some British Muslims “want to challenge” fundamental British values, a Foreign Office minister has said.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the “vast proportion” of British Muslims were “peace-loving, community-minded people”.

But there was a “very small proportion” that wanted to challenge the “values that we hold dear in the UK”, she added.

The senior was speaking to highlight her party’s plan to reintroduce a form of compulsory

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