Muslim group claiming responsibility for Dismore defeat (From Times Series)
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MPACUK claims responsibility for defeat of Andrew Dismore in Hendon
11:00am Saturday 8th May 2010 in News
By Alex Hayes
Andrew Dismore made an angry speech after losing on Friday morning
A MUSLIM group is claiming responsibility for Andrew Dismore's defeat in the Hendon seat yesterday.
The Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC) ran a campaign against the Labour MP who they accuse of being a staunch Zionist in the Hendon constituency, which he lost by 106 votes.
On its website MPAC has celebrated the result, saying: “Dismore (who backed the Iraq war and has a long record of Islamophobia) has MPACUK and the Muslims of Hendon to thank for his early retirement. We're waiting for his card and flowers...
“We were planning Andrew Dismore’s downfall for a long time and the General Election was our chance to give Dismore both barrels.”
Conservative Matthew Offord took the seat, although Mr Dismore has said he has not ruled out legal action over how the election was conducted.
Comments(6)
Grumblepop
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12:14pm Sat 8 May 10
Rog T
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12:55am Sun 9 May 10
This is clearly an attempt by this group to hijack a general change of mood in Hendon. I've voted for Andrew Dismore every time he won. I was a member of the Labour party until September. Did this change because of MPAC? Nope, never heard of them before this article. It changed because I became disillusioned with the Labour party.
In the aftermath of the election many groups and individuals are making blatently dishonest statements. If MPAC can prove that they have 110 voters who voted for Offord this time and Dismore last time, I may believe them.
If they don't it is a lie and as a religious based organisation, they should be ashamed of themselves. Put up or shut up. Show us your torn up membership cards.
Grumblepop
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8:36am Sun 9 May 10
Why are you telling lies? and yes I do speak Urdu very well
SAC
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8:48am Sun 9 May 10
I agree with Rog comments on the election not what the MPACUK is allegedly claiming.
Martin.Roach
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12:26pm Sun 9 May 10
Grumblepop
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12:13am Mon 10 May 10
For your info royal, All MPs work hard but few waste as much time on asking the same questions for more hours than any other. Do you know how your Constitution and how it works?
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