CORBYN BOOED AT AWARDS CEREMONY

Who knew there was even such a thing as the British Kebab Awards?  Well, it's a rather prestigious gathering, apparently.  Held on Tuesday night in London the event attracted a host of senior Labour politicians including Sadiq Khan, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and Angela Rayner.  The awards were also founded by a Labour politician - current Mayor of Lambeth Ibrahim Dogus.  In the general election Dogus was parachuted into Leave-voting West Bromwich East as a replacement for the departing Tom Watson.  Dogus lost the seat and it went blue for the first time.  Labour's decision to replace remoaner Tom with another remoaner - all the way from London no less - didn't help the party.  It also emerged that Dogus prints an anti-Brexit message along the bottom of till receipts at his chain of kebab shops in London (see below).

The message printed on receipts issued in Ibrahim Dogus's kebab shops

Jeremy Corbyn was at the ceremony to present an award for the second year running.  He was given a mixed response on Tuesday night and boos could clearly be heard as he stepped up.  He didn't do himself any favours as he informed the audience that he was actually a vegetarian: "My test of a kebab restaurant, because of predilection not to eat meat is, sorry about this – I can’t ignore the truth that I am a vegetarian – is that, does it contain salad and do they have good falafels?"

Watch his poorly received introduction below.

Labour MPs for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) and Brighton Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) were also in attendance.  The latter appeared in a video alongside a very animated Angela Rayner, perhaps having taken full advantage of the refreshments available?

Kebab shops are rooted in Turkey and have been linked to a number of grooming gangs and serious sexual assaults around the country, including the murder of Charlene Downes in Blackpool.  Other cases include Portsmouth, Ramsgate and Manchester.

LABOUR OBJECT TO FGM CAMPAIGNER

Feminist and anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali was due to appear at a Fabian Society event tomorrow.  However, the Fabians have withdrawn Ali's invitation, reportedly because of objections from Labour MPs also on the panel.

I am really disappointed in @thefabians and hurt that they could not call me and explain why they took this decision. They came to me and asked me to be on this panel. I moved my day around to make it work and this is the way they chose to tell me I am not welcome anymore. pic.twitter.com/LPi0m1MIyi

— Nimco Ali 🔻 (@NimkoAli) March 2, 2019

Female genital mutilation is prevalent in Africa and the Middle East, both in African and Arab communities.  Despite being an illegal practice in the UK the authorities have always turned a blind eye to its existence.  Last month marked the first ever prosecution on British soil, largely thanks to the efforts of Nimco Ali and other campaigners.

It's no secret that Labour draws a lot of support from migrant communities and panders to their every whim - look no further than the scandal of Muslim grooming gangs and the role which Labour councils have played.  The silence on grooming gangs from so-called 'feminist' Labour MPs such as Stella Creasy and Jess Phillips is deafening.  Imagine our surprise to find that Stella is due to appear on the Fabian panel tomorrow, along with her Parliamentary colleagues Preet Gill, Carolyn Harris and London AM Jennette Arnold.

No prizes for guessing why Labour politicians would be so nervous about sharing a platform with someone dedicated to exposing and eradicating the vile practice of FGM!

I have been told that ‘several’ female Labour MPs objected to me being on the panel which is just staggering. I am not going to fight this but I just want you all to know why I share platforms with the Tories and why I thank them for helping to #endfgm.

— Nimco Ali 🔻 (@NimkoAli) March 2, 2019