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| 'Trojan Horse': Liam Byrne calls for interfaith task force | 'Trojan Horse': Liam Byrne calls for interfaith task force |
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| Labour MP Liam Byrne is to call for an interfaith task force in Birmingham to defend the rights of Muslim families in the wake of the "Trojan Horse" row. | Labour MP Liam Byrne is to call for an interfaith task force in Birmingham to defend the rights of Muslim families in the wake of the "Trojan Horse" row. |
| Ofsted inspections were carried out after claims of a hardline Muslim plot to take over some Birmingham schools. | Ofsted inspections were carried out after claims of a hardline Muslim plot to take over some Birmingham schools. |
| A report on Park View Academy, leaked to the Guardian, concludes it failed to adequately warn pupils about extremism. The school is expected to be downgraded from "outstanding" to "inadequate". | A report on Park View Academy, leaked to the Guardian, concludes it failed to adequately warn pupils about extremism. The school is expected to be downgraded from "outstanding" to "inadequate". |
| The school said Ofsted was prejudiced. | The school said Ofsted was prejudiced. |
| Tahir Alam, chairman of Park View, demanded a re-inspection - which Ofsted refused to do, saying the conclusions were "securely based on evidence". | Tahir Alam, chairman of Park View, demanded a re-inspection - which Ofsted refused to do, saying the conclusions were "securely based on evidence". |
| 'Second-class citizens' | 'Second-class citizens' |
| Mr Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, said there would be an outcry if the kind of language being used about Islam was used about the Catholic faith. | Mr Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, said there would be an outcry if the kind of language being used about Islam was used about the Catholic faith. |
| He added that Education Secretary Michael Gove treated Muslim families as "second-class citizens" by branding them extreme. | He added that Education Secretary Michael Gove treated Muslim families as "second-class citizens" by branding them extreme. |
| Mr Byrne, who was a cabinet minister under Gordon Brown and is currently shadow minister for Universities, Science and Skills, said he had spoken to the Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, about setting up the new group. | Mr Byrne, who was a cabinet minister under Gordon Brown and is currently shadow minister for Universities, Science and Skills, said he had spoken to the Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, about setting up the new group. |
| Along with fellow Birmingham Labour MP, Shabana Mahmood, Mr Byrne said he would release a letter later on Sunday, or on Monday, calling for the task force to be established. | Along with fellow Birmingham Labour MP, Shabana Mahmood, Mr Byrne said he would release a letter later on Sunday, or on Monday, calling for the task force to be established. |
| He stressed that it must be "faith-led" and would be "first and foremost about showing solidarity with Muslim parents and defending their rights". | He stressed that it must be "faith-led" and would be "first and foremost about showing solidarity with Muslim parents and defending their rights". |
| Mr Byrne told BBC News: "The freedom and right of Muslim parents to bring up their own children in the faith is under attack because of the way this debate has been orchestrated by Michael Gove." | Mr Byrne told BBC News: "The freedom and right of Muslim parents to bring up their own children in the faith is under attack because of the way this debate has been orchestrated by Michael Gove." |
| Ofsted's report into 21 Birmingham schools involved in the "Trojan Horse" row is to be published Monday. | Ofsted's report into 21 Birmingham schools involved in the "Trojan Horse" row is to be published Monday. |
| Mr Gove is to answer MPs' questions about the case the same day. | Mr Gove is to answer MPs' questions about the case the same day. |