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An image of Westminster Cathedral, which a local branch of the UK Independence Party mistook for a mosque.

When is a mosque not really a mosque? Ask the UK Independence Party

November 28, 2014Global Politics

What began as a standard report by the BBC’s Giles Dilnot turned into a Twitter meme that backfired against the UK Independence Party, the anti-immigrant upstart of British politics. The mistake over the BBC’s supposed use of a “mosque” might mean the start of American “gaffe” obsession in Britain.