MCB

Times Online, Government moves to isolate Muslim Council of Britain with cash for mosques, 30 Mar 09 "Mosques and local Muslim community groups are to be given money and direct access to government ministers under a radical plan to isolate Britain’s largest Islamic organisation, which the Government accuses of endorsing violent extremism. "

Mosques and Imams National Advisory Body

Daily Mail, Second Muslim group faces having links severed with Government over extremism row, 25 Mar 09 "A second leading Muslim group bankrolled by the taxpayer is poised to have its Government links severed in a bitter row over extremism.

"The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Body, a central plank of Labour's anti-extremism strategy, has been dragged into the dispute."

MINAB don't have any statement on this at present. See MINAB

Commentary on MCB

Ruth Gledhill, Times Online, Government could cut ties with Muslim Council of Britain over Hamas, 23 Mar 09 "As we report, the Government is threatening to sever its links with the Muslim Council of Britain because its deputy leader, Dr Daud Abdullah, is alleged to be a supporter of Hamas and was one of 90 signatories to a document last month backing Hamas and calling for 'jihad' against any, including presumably our own Royal Navy, who attempts to stop smuggling of arms into Gaza. Harry's Place has an excellent analysis of and background to this story. 'The exposure of one faux-moderate as an extremist creates a domino effect. You just watch for the statements of outrage, and of support for the poor maligned nutter, and you uncover their constituency,' writes David T."