WATCH: Jeremy Hunt defends plans for £1million Muslim war memorial

A new £1million war memorial to Muslims who lost their lives fighting for the UK in the two World wars will heal rifts in communities caused by the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and is not divisive, Jeremy Hunt has said.

The Chancellor told GB News that he had decided to spend public money on the memorial because it “was important to recognise the contribution of 170,000 Muslims who died defending our freedoms.