Hope Not Hate previously condemned “political and media narratives around ‘grooming gangs” which falsely insinuate that, disproportionately, white girls are abused by Pakistani, South Asian or Muslim men.” Prior to the media explosion of the rape gangs scandal, that did not age well…
The heavily Labour-linked group also accused media organisations as “spreading misinformation” for reporting things which were in fact true – including reports by ITV News and The Times in February 2023 that four teenage asylum-seekers in Dover had been arrested for an alleged rape. The articles were correct, though about a week later police said the boys were released without charge…
It’s a sorry record that is causing difficulties for the current Hope Not Hate alumni who populate the Labour government. The Chair of the Labour Party for instance…