Party broadcast highlighting country’s Muslim population triggers claims of Islamophobia and criticism from MPsUkip has been accused of “baseless scaremongering” after it used a party political broadcast on the BBC to warn of the dangers of Turkey joining the EU,highlighting its Muslim population and claiming 15 million of its citizens could migrate to the UK.
The advert provoked a backlash from pro-EU campaigners and MPs, as well as claims of Islamophobia from Twitter users, and some of whom said they were planning to report the party to Ofcom.
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Source: theguardian.com