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Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns today.
Michael Nazir-Ali: Extremism has flourished as Britain lost Christianity Have your say: What does the future hold for the Church of England? The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester and the Church's only Asian bishop, says that people of a different race or faith face physical attack if they live or work in communities dominated by a strict Muslim ideology.
Bishop Nazir-Ali warns that attempts are being made to give Britain an increasingly Islamic character
The comments have drawn protest from the Muslim community and criticism from the Tories, while Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague called for more moderate language.