More than half of the public think Islam is not compatible with British values, according to a survey.
The YouGov polling also found that four in 10 feel Muslim immigrants have a negative impact on the UK.
The survey of 2,130 adults in mid-July asked people if they felt different groups of immigrants by religion generally have a positive or negative impact on the UK.
While 41% said Muslim immigrants have a negative impact, the proportions feeling this way were much lower for other groups.
Around 15% felt this way about Hindu immigrants, 14% about Sikh immigrants, 13% about Jewish immigrants and 7% about Christian immigrants.
Just under a quarter (24%) of respondents felt Muslim immigrants had a positive impact on the UK, lower than for any of the other religions stated.
Earlier this week, Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, urged Labour colleagues to acknowledge people’s “real concerns”, pointing out that immigration was one of a number of factors having a “profound impact on society”, as she updated Cabinet on her work on social cohesion.
Some 53% of those polled said they believed Islam is not compatible with British values, while 25% said it is and 22% said they did not know.
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