Muslim group's 'grand deal' with the Greens to 'redraw the political landscape of the UK' would 'divide up the country', report says

Published: 23:29, 10 May 2026 | Updated: 23:41, 10 May 2026 Muslim independents are angling for a 'grand deal' with the Greens which would 'divide up the country', a report claims. A growing 'Islamopopulist movement' has been plotting with Zack Polanski to 'redraw the political landscape of the UK' in an alliance of the far-Left and Muslim agitators. The Greens' move to the hard Left under Mr Polanski has brought the party 'much closer to the Islamopopulist worldview', authors behind the report from think-tank Policy Exchange explained. They added that campaign group The Muslim Vote (TMV) said it has a 'five-election plan spanning 25 years' which will see it exert 'real power' as 'kingmakers' in future contests. According to Muhammad Jalal, who operated as the UK leader of the now banned terrorist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir and has previously shown public support for TMV: 'There needs to be a grand deal – a deal between Muslim independents, [Jeremy Corbyn's] Your Party, and the Green Party where we all decide to not stand in each other's territory, in each other's place. We divide up the country.'  He added in comments online shared in the report: 'I've spoken to Zack Polanski about this.' Mr Jalal has previously called for 'a world built on Islamic principles' where Muslims are 'able to order the world'. But the report's authors said that Islamopopulist objectives are 'fundamentally against the interests of the British people and of British Muslims'.  Zack Polanski speaks to reporters after Zoe Garbett was declared winner in the 2026 London Borough of Hackney mayoral election They added that parts of the movement 'represent the greatest extremist threat in British politics' that it is 'vital that all mainstream parties keep a clear distance from this movement'. A TMV spokesman said: 'The Muslim Vote is focused on the issues ordinary people care about: the cost of living, the NHS, housing, foreign policy…  'We reject these unfounded claims about our political work and campaigning work, we are proud to be engaging Muslims across the country to use their democratic right and vote.' A Green Party spokesman yesterday denied the party had held talks with TMV. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.