Response to Fox News claims ‘a tribute to Brum’

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2015

Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers has said the city’s reaction to ‘expert’ Steve Emerson’s comments last week on US TV network Fox News was a tribute to the people of Birmingham.

Mr Emerson apologised over the weekend after describing Birmingham as a ‘Muslim-only city’ and a no-go area for non-Muslims during an interview following the terrorism attack in Paris.

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