It is disturbing how people spin things. In the wake of the Batley and Spen byelection last year, much was made of Labour losing the Muslim vote, due to a lack of connection with the community locally and working-class people generally. Actually, Labour won that seat and a change of leadership, which again some have erroneously said means the party cares less about Palestine under Keir Starmer, means it is still the party of Islam on the basis of principle and effective government. In fact, I would argue we have never been closer to diverse cultures and that the Tories’ true Islamophobic colou…