Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Makkah Mosque in Hyde Park on Monday as part of the launch of the governments’ new £20 million scheme to teach women in migrant communities English.

Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme this morning, Mr Cameron claimed that the policy is intended to liberate women in muslim communities who are denied access to learning English by men who fostered isolation and segregation, which the prime minister went on to link to the radicalisation of muslim youths. Mr Cameron has also suggested that in the future, migrants who enter the UK under a spousal visa will be deported if they fail English tests.

Mr Cameron’s government had previously overseen cuts to funding for language lessons for immigrants, a policy that has been in place since Harold Wilson’s premiership.

Ironically, Sky News’ Gerard Tubb took to twitter to convey his dismay that muslim women present for Mr Cameron’s visit were not allowed to speak to the assembled media, something No. 10 claims was only down to timetabling. Journalists have since been allowed to speak to the women present.

Benjamin Cook