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Community leaders must come together to help fight the evils of extremism, an MP has urged during a high-profile event.
Shadow minister for Home Affairs and Counter-Terrorism, Crispin Blunt spoke at the League of British Muslims end of year celebrations, held at Ilford Community Centre, Eton Road, Ilford, on Thursday.
Politicians and faith leaders came together for the event, which was intended to promote community cohesion.
Key note speaker, Mr Blunt told the gathered crowd - which included Ilford MPs Mike Gapes and Lee Scott, Recorder editor Chris Carter, and police deputy borough commander Supt Nick Simpson - that it was not for non-Muslims alone to tackle radical preachers.