UK: Government adviser on ‘counter-extremism’ claims Labour top dogs pressured him not to speak on ‘Islamist threat’

The idea of Fiyaz Mughal as a government adviser on “counter-extremism” is an indication of how bad things really are in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain. Mughal for years was an energetic purveyor of the “Islamophobia” smear; he is an unprincipled, dishonest, and manipulative character assassin who was one of the principal people responsible for stigmatizing resistance to jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women in the UK. He was one of the chief voices labeling those who called attention to Muslim rape gang activity as “racist” and “Islamophobic.” He is one of those people who are most responsible for the destruction of Britain as a free society. Future generations of free people, if there are any in Britain, will excoriate him as the evil and destructive individual that he is.

And now he is being held up as an expert on “counter-extremism,” and complaining that the Labour government didn’t want to talk about “Islamist ideology”? Mughal spent years covering up the role of “Islamist ideology” in jihad, the Muslim rape gangs, and more. So if even he is complaining, you can be sure that the Labour government is completely in the tank for jihadis.

“Home Office ‘tried to silence’ adviser who raised alarm over growing Islamist threat to Britain,” by Dan McDonald, GB News, February 8, 2026:

A veteran Government adviser on counter-extremism has accused the Home Office of trying to “silence” him after he criticised ministers’ handling of the growing Islamist threat to Britain.

Fiyaz Mughal, founder of Tell Mama, stepped down from his Home Office advisory role at the end of last year, claiming he faced “insidious pressure” to avoid speaking publicly about the threat posed by Islamist ideology.

“I actively made the decision to more robustly challenge Islamist extremism and felt it wasn’t possible to continue speaking out about it while working there,” he said.

His departure brought to an end more than 20 years advising successive governments on extremism and radicalisation.

The row followed an article Mr Mughal wrote for The Telegraph last February, in which he said he was stunned that Islamist extremism was not mentioned during the first 90 minutes of a Home Office summit on tackling radicalisation.

Instead, civil servants focused on threats described as having “mixed” or “no clear ideology”, as well as misogyny, the far-right and incel culture – despite intelligence agencies repeatedly identifying Islamist extremism as the UK’s primary terror threat.

The day after the article was published, a senior Home Office official contacted Mr Mughal to discuss his media activity and future work with the Government.

“It was done so insidiously. He’s basically saying ‘if you come in line, I can help you a bit’,” Mr Mughal said.

His counter-extremism work dates back to 2005, when Sir Tony Blair invited him to join a taskforce following the 7/7 London bombings.

Since then, he has served on multiple Government working groups and founded both Tell Mama and Faith Matters.

Mr Mughal believes the current Labour administration has deliberately softened its approach to Islamist extremism for political reasons.

“As soon as Labour came in, I recognised a shift. Why has suddenly the focus on Islamism dropped off?” he said.

“My perspective is they feel it will cost them politically if they speak about it – they have bought into the ruse that it will cause community divisions. They desperately don’t want to lose the Muslim vote and support.”…