DAN HODGES: Hypocrisy of the female Labour MP so vocal about women’s rights who praised a segregated Muslim march

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DAN HODGES: Hypocrisy of the female Labour MP so vocal about women’s rights who praised a segregated Muslim march

Daily Mail · 1 hour ago

Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges accuses Walthamstow Labour MP Stella Creasy of hypocrisy after she posted a celebratory video from a Muslim Milad il Nabi march that turned out to be gender-segregated, with young women confined to a separate parade away from the main, male-only procession. Hodges contrasts this with Creasy's outspoken past campaigns for gender equality, including her leading role in criticising the Garrick Club's male-only membership and her advocacy for trans women's access to female-only spaces, arguing she has applied a double standard when it comes to practices within Muslim communities.

The piece notes that when challenged by journalist Jenni Russell over whether the women in her video had been segregated from the march, Creasy confirmed they had. Hodges links this to electoral calculation, citing census figures showing roughly 25% of Walthamstow's population is Muslim, equating to over 20,000 voters against Creasy's 17,000 majority. He also draws a parallel with Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips, who faced resignation calls from rape gang victims after blocking a national inquiry, suggesting both MPs have softened their principles in constituencies with significant Muslim electorates.

  • Hodges accuses Stella Creasy of hypocrisy over a segregated Muslim march she praised
  • Women were kept separate from the male-only main march, Creasy admitted
  • Column links this to Walthamstow's Muslim vote share and her 17,000 majority

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