A Solihull election candidate, Phil Tierney, is under investigation for suggesting that all mosques should be closed, a comment criticized by local politicians and followed closely by the Reform party, which is also examining another candidate, Steve Egan, for sharing controversial content related to antisemitism. #PoliticalCorrectness #Islamophobia #HateSpeech #GB #IL
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Solihull Reform candidate investigated for anti-mosque post
A Solihull election candidate is under investigation for stating that all mosques should be closed down.
Reform candidate for Chelmsley Wood Phil Tierney made the comment last year in response to far-right party Britain First posting a question on social media about whether mosques should be monitored for extremism.