A Conservative MP who hosted an anti-Muslim extremist in parliament last week has been accused of “condoning extremism” after it emerged he previously flagged up a Twitter message by the far-right leader Tommy Robinson.
Bob Blackman retweeted a message sent by the founder of the English Defence League in February 2016 that contained a link to a story about Muslim violence against Hindus.
Mr Blackman said: “This was retweeted in error. I condemn the views of Tommy Robinson and the English Defence League.”
He was also forced to defend himself after The Times disclosed that he had hosted Tapan Ghosh, an Indian Hindu nationalist.
Mr Ghosh has called for the UN to control the birth rate of Muslims and praised the genocide of Rohingya Muslims
