Downing Road has been compelled to apologise after meat and alcohol have been served at a No.10 reception to have a good time Diwali.
Keir Starmer took half within the occasion, which was held on the prime minister’s official residence final month.
A spokeswoman for the PM mentioned there had been a “mistake” and insisted “it is not going to occur once more”.
Shivani Raja, the Conservative MP for Leicester East, was amongst those that complained in regards to the oversight.
Though Hinduism doesn’t have a transparent prohibition on alcohol or meat consumption, a lot of its followers select to not drink and a few are additionally vegetarian.
In a letter to the PM, Raja mentioned: “I really feel this speaks poorly in opposition to the organisation of this yr’s occasion – with a disappointing lack of information of the customs and traditions that many British residents maintain pricey.
“As a practising Hindu, representing hundreds of Hindus inside my very own constituency of Leicester East, I’ve been deeply saddened to listen to that this yr’s festivities have been overshadowed within the best Workplace of State by negativity, because of this oversight.”
A Quantity 10 spokesperson mentioned on Friday: “The prime minister was happy to welcome a variety of communities celebrating Diwali to a reception in Downing Road.
“He paid tribute to the massive contribution the British Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities make to our nation and the way the federal government is pushed by the shared values of laborious work, ambition and aspiration.
“A mistake was made within the organisation of the occasion. We perceive the energy of feeling on this concern and so would apologise to the neighborhood and guarantee them it is not going to occur once more.”
