Bedford MP stopped from boarding flight 'because name is Mohammad'
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A fellow MP says the singling out of Mohammad Yasin was "racist and Islamophobic".
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    Mohammad Yasin, Labour MP for Bedford, was travelling with a group of MPs as part of a parliamentary delegation last week and said it was “humiliating”.

    Labour MP Clive Betts, raising a point of order in the House of Commons, said the “racist and Islamophobic” treatment of his colleague Mr Yasin was “completely unacceptable”.

    Mr Yasin said: "It was stressful and humiliating to be singled out in such an aggressive way by immigration control, especially when travelling in a group as a representative of the British Parliament on long arranged committee business.

    Mr Betts, MP for Sheffield South East, said that similar issues were raised when he arrived at Montreal airport, Canada and when travelling back to the UK.

    A spokesman for Air Canada said: "Unfortunately Mr Yasin was designated for additional screening prior to his flight after a security check, but he was still able to travel as planned as he was quickly cleared.

    Mr Yasin said: “I am grateful for the cross-party support I have received from Parliament, the chair of the Levelling Up Committee and the Commons speaker and am happy to accept the invitation from the Canadian High Commission to discuss my experience further.”

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