MPs too scared to talk about forced marriage 'in case they lose Muslim votes'

by Martin Beckford
The London Telegraph
September 1, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/831/mps-too-scared-to-talk-about-forced-marriage-in

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Politicians are too scared to speak out against forced marriage in case they lose valuable Muslim votes, according to a veteran Labour MP.

Ann Cryer said politicians in areas with high Muslim populations, many of which are Labour heartlands, should be at the forefront of the campaign to stop young couples being made to wed against their will by their families.

But she claimed that some politicians are afraid to speak out on the issue in case they alienate Muslim voters. The forced marriage unit at the Foreign Office deals with an estimated 300 cases every year, most of them involving teenage girls from Pakistani or Bangladeshi families.

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