Tajammul Gurmani:
Manchester:
The Pakistani diaspora in Manchester has announced its full support for Labour Party candidate Angeliki Stogia in the by-election for Gorton and Denton to be held on 26 February. The announcement was made at a community dinner hosted at My Nawab in Stockport. The event was attended and addressed by Labour Party Deputy Leader MP Lucy Powell, MP and Minister for the Department for Work and Pensions Andrew Western, MP Afzal Khan, Lord Wajid Khan, Cllr Urooj Shah, Asif Butt, Mahboob Elahi Butt, Ch Mussarat, Raja Sajjad, Nabeel Butt, Waqar Naeem and Haroon Khatana. Renowned property tycoon Iftikhar Majid, Chairman of PIN Property, hosted the dinner, which was attended by hundreds of participants from across the community.
Speakers at the event criticised the Reform Party, stating that it was attempting to divide British communities, and emphasised that the Labour Party would never allow hate politics to take root in the UK. Labour Party Deputy Leader Lucy Powell said: “I’m so pleased to be here this evening and to see so many of you. Bringing everyone together at this moment is about two things – it’s about Manchester and it’s about politics. MP Afzal Khan also addressed the gathering, saying, “We will never allow hate politics to divide people in our city. Reform will never succeed in Manchester.”
