British ‘humanitarian’ charities are riddled with far-left activists and must be probed, MPs demand
BRITISH “humanitarian” charities are riddled with far-left activists and must be investigated, politicians demanded last night.
Senior Labour and Tory MPs warned of a rise in excessive woke activism in the third sector, which risks breaking rules around neutrality.
So-called humanitarian charities are awarded millions in taxpayer cash every year to carry out aid work for the government.
But MPs say organisations have become increasingly politicised and hostile to both law-and-order policies and Israel.
This week Save the Children UK was forced to apologise after a manager delivered an unhinged rant on TikTok, claiming Jewish bagel stores are owned by “genocidal maniacs”.
The member of staff also asked for food recommendations that don’t have a connection to Israel, which they referred to as “that hellhole place”.
READ MORE ON CHARITIES
Meanwhile, Oxfam, whose CEO wanted to be a parliamentary candidate under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership, released a report declaring Western states must pay India $5 trillion every year as reparations for colonialism and climate change.
The report calls for the “Global North” to dismantle its “dominance of the global economy in all forms”.
Esteemed historian and pal of King Charles, Simon Sebag Montefiore, described the Save the Children bagel “buffoonery” as an example of “many ex ‘charities’ have degenerated from noble humanitarian work for all children in peril to narrow ideological activism and inaccurate bigoted biased political campaigns”.
He said: “Government and regulators need to look into this.”
Most read in The Sun
Rising star Labour MP Mike Tapp added: “The comments are truly shocking but sadly aren’t an isolated case.
“Too many in the charity and NGO sector are subscribed to a distorted hard-left view of the world with a singular obsession about Israel.
“Charities should seek to employ balanced and fair members of staff who understand all forms of racism.”
Shadow Minister Greg Smith added: “Yet again we see the left-wing activists in the charity sector casually piloting a wholly unacceptable, anti-Israel, anti-Semitic path.
“It has to be deliberate. It’s full of hate. And must stop.
“Government must investigate and take action.
“If they don’t we can only presume they condone this behaviour.”
A spokesperson for Save the Children UK said: “The language used in this TikTok is unacceptable and does not in any way reflect the views of Save the Children UK.
A spokesperson for Oxfam said: "Understanding colonialism and its lasting impacts on the deeply unequal world we live in today, is crucial if we are to end poverty and inequality. Oxfam believes it is reasonable to ask the richest countries, who have benefitted most from colonialism, to pay reparations for the harm done."
