UK MP accuses prime minister of using 'Islamophobic trope'

Zarah Sultana, a member of UK Parliament, said that after she called for a ceasefire in Gaza, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak responded with an Islamophobic trope by asking her to tell Hamas to de-escalate.

Sultana said that the British prime minister told her she should: "call on Hamas and the Houthis to de-escalate the situation"

"This is an Islamophobic trope – as if by being Muslim, I am responsible for Hamas and the Houthis," Sultana said on Twitter.

I'll post the video shortly, but I want to get this out there:

In Parliament today, I called for de-escalation in the Middle East and for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

In reply, Rishi Sunak said I should call "call on Hamas and the Houthis to de-escalate the situation." 1/4
— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) January 15, 2024