Martin Daubney has launched a scathing attack on GB News, marking the four-year anniversary of the Batley Grammar School incident where a teacher was forced into hiding.
The GB News host condemned the treatment of the religious studies teacher who showed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad during a class in 2021.
In his passionate rant, Martin criticised the "entire political establishment" for abandoning the teacher.
He highlighted that four years after the incident, the teacher "still lives in secrecy, still lives in fear, still lives in isolation, is still waiting for a full apology".
Martin criticised the "entire political establishment" for abandoning the teacher
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Speaking on the People's Channel, Martin Daubney said: "Years ago today, the Batley Grammar School teacher was disgracefully sent into hiding.
"He received death threats after he was named simply for doing his job, showing a cartoon he'd shown previously with no problem whatsoever, until activists, the mob, came from outside the area and his union, his school, the entire political establishment and the mainstream media totally abandoned the Batley Grammar School teacher to this very day, shamefully.
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"Four years on, he still lives in secrecy, still lives in fear, still lives in isolation, still waiting for a full apology.
"Where's the inquiry into that? Where's the Netflix show about this disgraceful situation?
"Talk about two-tier policing, talk about two-tier justice. Are we happy to turn a blind eye while a British man and his family live in fear of a Muslim community that our political establishment seems to take the knee to?"
The incident occurred shortly after schools had returned to classrooms following Covid-enforced home learning.
The cartoon was displayed during a religious studies lesson on March 22, 2021. In Islamic tradition, parts of the Koran are interpreted to mean that neither Allah nor Muhammad can be captured in an image by human hand.
Any attempt to do so is considered an insult by many Muslims. The situation quickly escalated, with crowds of protesters gathering outside the school grounds.
The controversy gained national press attention, with concerns raised about threats and intimidation towards school staff during the protest.
Demonstrators returned the following morning but had dispersed by mid-afternoon. An independent review published last year, led by Government adviser Dame Sara Khan, examined threats to social cohesion and democratic resilience in the UK.
Protesters gathered outside Batley Grammar School in Batley, West YorkshirePAThe review highlighted the protests at Batley Grammar School as a "harrowing example" of such threats. It concluded that the teacher was a "victim of freedom-restricting harassment".
The report also found that the teacher was "let down" by the council, police and the trust running the school.
At the time, Kim Leadbeater, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, said the protest and the teacher's treatment were "unacceptable".
