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Where is this evidence, Bev, that we are about to start prioritising Muslims in positions of power
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It's simply not... Well, I would... No, no, no. Yeah, but I would say, for instance, primary schools are now closed on Eid
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Primary schools across the UK closed on Eid. That is a cultural shift to accommodate Islam
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which we never had primary schools closed on Eid so that working parents have to find childcare for their kids
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Are you OK with that, Matt? I've never heard, and I'm not saying that this is factually incorrect
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I've never heard, and I'm about to be the parent of primary school-aged children
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I have never heard of a primary school being closed on Eid
0:41
Just never heard of it. How many have been closed on Eid
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Let me tell you. More than you would imagine. My own family members had to find childcare
0:51
You tell me. You don't know how many. Trust me, there are many. In my area..
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You've just brought up what you must be a statistic, must be a fact, because you've said it on live national television
1:02
How many schools have been closed on Eid? OK, here we go. Have a look at this, Matt
1:09
Morning families This is just a very quick message for myself this morning to say that as you know we are closed on Thursday and Friday this week so it a three week for us at Myrion Lord Primary School We are closed this week so that all of our families who celebrate can be celebrating Eid
1:23
and I just wanted to say on behalf of governors, trust members and staff at Myrion Lord Primary
1:29
School Eid Mubarak on behalf of us all at Myrion Lord for when the time comes this week and we hope
1:34
you enjoy the celebrations. So you found one. That, my friend, that, my friend, is..
1:43
Hang on, so let me answer that. Trust me. You asked me what I think of it. There's clearly a primary school that was closed for a couple of days on Eid
1:49
You found one. Outrageous. That's not something... You've sprung this on me, but that's not something that I would support
1:57
I didn't know we were going to go in this direction. It is true that we are a Christian country
2:01
We have an established church. We have Christmas holidays. OK, I still call them Christmas holidays
2:06
We break up, presumably, because it's Christmas. Same with Easter holidays. I'm all for celebrating Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and so forth in schools so that pupils such as my children understand each other's religions. Fantastic
2:22
I wouldn't myself support the shutting down of a school for a couple of days over Eid. That's just my view
