Labour candidate told she was ‘not a real Muslim’ because of her Western name

She revealed that a Labour candidate was told she was not a real Muslim because she had a Western first name.

Heather Iqbal was heavily defeated in Dewsbury and Batley by Iqbal Mohamed, after a campaign she said was characterised by "intimidation".

Ms Iqbal said Mr Mohamed's supporters chased her down the street shouting that she was a "child murderer" and an "agent of genocide", while a loudspeaker van blared the message that Labour was a Zionist party.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Mrs Iqbal said she was no longer allowed to take her son with her when she ...