Labour's Chuka Umunna has stormed out of an interview with Sky News.
The shadow business secretary and MP for Streatham clashed with host Dermot Murnaghan over a letter, which he had not read, sent out to UK mosques by communities secretary Eric Pickles.
He was asked if he believed the letter - which urged Muslim leaders to attempt to prevent young British Muslims from becoming radicalised - to be patronising.
When pushed to give an opinion, he replied: "I think you are being a bit ridiculous right now, I was asked to come and speak about David Cameron's speech on the economy and what was happening around the labour market.
"Nobody told me that I was going to come on this programme and be asked to agree whether I thought the Government was patronising Muslim people and Muslim leaders."
He added: "I'm not just going to speak off piste without actually having read a letter.
The shadow business secretary and MP for Streatham clashed with host Dermot Murnaghan over a letter, which he had not read, sent out to UK mosques by communities secretary Eric Pickles.
He was asked if he believed the letter - which urged Muslim leaders to attempt to prevent young British Muslims from becoming radicalised - to be patronising.
When pushed to give an opinion, he replied: "I think you are being a bit ridiculous right now, I was asked to come and speak about David Cameron's speech on the economy and what was happening around the labour market.
"Nobody told me that I was going to come on this programme and be asked to agree whether I thought the Government was patronising Muslim people and Muslim leaders."
He added: "I'm not just going to speak off piste without actually having read a letter.
- 1/19/2015
- Digital Spy
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