Teacher, 56, who was dubbed ‘Islamophobic’ after labelling Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence as ‘two-tier policing’ hits out and says he is fighting to clear his name

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Lord Young of Acton, founder of the Free Speech Union, told the Daily Mail he was ‘shocked’ by the decision to sack Mr Pearson, criticising the NEU (National Education Union) for ‘siding with the bosses rather than the workers when it comes to breaches of workplace speech codes’.

Noor Qurashi, Daily Mail, 4th August 2025.