Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims

Prominent British Muslims in politics, media, business and sport have come together to influence government policy on behalf of 4 million British Muslims.

The minister for faith Wajid Khan, the Tory MP and deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani, the former Conservative party chair Sayeeda Warsi, the broadcaster Mishal Husain, the ex-England cricketer Azeem Rafiq and the anti-racism group Hope Not Hate are backing the newly formed British Muslim Network (BMN).
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The Muslim Council of Britain has been the main representative body for Muslims for about 30 years, but successive governments have had a policy of “non-engagement” with the MCB dating back over a decade.

Read more at The Guardian.