Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the budget that £1 million has been allocated for a memorial honoring Muslims who fought in the two world wars. The decision was praised by some for recognizing the sacrifices made by Muslim soldiers, while others criticized it as unnecessary or divisive.
‘It is important to recognise the contribution of 17,000 Muslims who died defending our freedoms.' Jeremy Hunt explains his decision to give £1 million to fund a war memorial for Muslim soldiers. https://t.co/rPcdwXHVd8
Jeremy Hunt defends £1million Muslim war memorial amid fury at Budget announcement https://t.co/capmuIhzMC
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Hunt defends £1million Muslim war memorial amid fury at Budget announcement https://t.co/capmuIhzMC
NEW Jeremy Hunt defends £1million Muslim war memorial announced in the Budget, saying it is not divisive. Chancellor also tells @GBNEWS that UK needs to change its economic model away from relying on growth in foreign workers. https://t.co/D9CPLgxrJE
LIVE NOW ON @GBNEWS Chancellor Jeremy Hunt defends his decision to give £1 million of taxpayers' money to a Muslim War Memorial - claiming it's NOT divisive. Tune in!!
Jeremy Hunt made a strange commitment in his Spring Budget: a million quid is to be spent on a memorial for Muslim soldiers. Do we really need this? Seems like diversity box-ticking to please the mob… @darrengrimes_ https://t.co/b5bVqRtFr7
'We thought about this over a hundred years ago. We do not need Jeremy Hunt putting forward the idea of a memorial to a specific religion.' @Nigel_Farage on Jeremy Hunt's Muslim War Heroes Memorial. 🖥️ GB News on YouTube: https://t.co/KHMl3BS8eC https://t.co/AcCrpb9tZ0
'It's absolutely absurd!' Michelle Dewberry says Jeremy Hunt's decision to invest £1 million in a Muslim war memorial is 'nonsensical'. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/xPQMbYnyEZ
Jeremy Hunt opened his Budget statement by announcing £1 million for Muslim war memorials. I assume these ones won’t be desecrated by Islamist thugs?
The very first announcement the Chancellor made in this budget was a war memorial for Muslims. Curious priority.
Just in🔥 At the budget today Jeremy Hunt's first piece of business is to announce that £1 million has been allocated to a memorial that will honour the Muslims who fought in the two world wars. Was this high up on your priority list? https://t.co/H5neDP34Cu
Important detail in Jeremy Hunt's Budget - £1m for a Muslim war memorial from both world wars after campaign by @sajidjavid. Hunt said: 'Whatever your faith or colour or class, this country will never forget the sacrifices made for our future.'
Delighted the Chancellor has announced funding for the British Muslim War Memorial. A lasting tribute to those who have bravely served UK armed forces and a credit to the campaign of the World Wars Muslim Memorial Trust. https://t.co/8fk0JCjh7w
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has begun delivering the budget in the Commons. First, £1 million has been allocated to a memorial that will honour the Muslims who fought in the two world wars. https://t.co/zmSW0HJHUy 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/AgHQkQvv4c
Chancellor Hunt has begun delivering the budget in the Commons. First, £1 million has been allocated to memorial to honour the Muslims who fought in the two world wars. "This country will never forget the sacrifices made for our future." https://t.co/zmSW0HJHUy 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/ZRPTalgxp5
🔵 Jeremy Hunt gives £1m to remember muslims who died in world wars. "Whatever your faith or colour or class, this country will never forget the sacrifices made for our future." Follow the Budget live here ⬇️ https://t.co/eyWed4H82g https://t.co/RQE08zziDa
After an intervention from @sajidjavid, the Chancellor announces £1m to erect a monument to Muslims who died fighting for Britain in WW1 and WW2 After everything that's happened in recent weeks/months that's a very touching way to start the budget
Jeremy Hunt begins his Budget speech with a £1million pledge for a monument to Muslims who died fighting for Britain in WW1 and WW2
Jeremy Hunt starts the budget by announcing £1m towards muslims who died in Britain's service during WW2.
Well done @sajidjavid on getting the Treasury to finally fund £1m towards a new memorial to honour Muslims who died fighting for Britain in World War I and World War II.
£1m to erect a monument to Muslims who died fighting for Britain in WW1 and WW2 announced by Hunt. Is 30p Lee spitting tacks?
Jeremy Hunt rises to give the #Budget and kicks off with £1 million for a memorial to Muslims who fought in the two world wars
Jeremy Hunt: "I start today by honouring the muslims in two world wars". Chancellor allocates £1m towards a memorial in their honour