Keith Mason, a candidate for the Workers Party, has been suspended due to Islamophobic tweets that surfaced on social media. George Galloway, party leader, has sacked Mason for his past anti-Islamic bigotry despite his apology. The incident has raised concerns about racism and values within the party.
"It was stupid of me to do that and I do apologise if I did offend anybody... I grew up with Muslims, I see them as my brothers and sisters... I want to clear my name and show people I am not an Islamophobe." Keith Mason, who was suspended as the Workers Party candidate for… https://t.co/t3zFAkxB0w
Keith Mason has now been suspended from the Workers Party after anti Islam tweets of his emerged. Thank you @georgegalloway for taking swift action as this obviously creates an issue for the Muslims of Wakefield as well as the values the Workers Party stands for. That said,…
I have sacked Keith Mason as I earlier sacked candidates for anti-Semitism. Mason apologised for his historic tweets which were published when he was indeed guilty of anti-Islamic bigotry. It seems repentance is not enough in the elections game however. So he's gone. I hope he…
I'm disgusted by Keith Mason's Islamophobic tweets that have been shared widely on social media today. I'm pleased that the @WorkersPartyGB have taken immediate action to suspend him as a candidate. There is no place for racism in society. https://t.co/ebCxfu555d
It has emerged that the Workers Party candidate for Wakefield, Keith Mason, insulted Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in a series of recent tweets. Mason, a former rugby league player, appears to be a staunch Christian and accused Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) of being a "false… https://t.co/aC6Jk9x6It