Downing Street apologises to Hindu community for 'mistake' during Diwali reception

Downing Street has apologised after meat and alcohol were served at a Diwali reception - despite the majority of Hindus abstaining from both during the course of the festival. Tory MP Shivani Raja has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, saying she was "greatly concerned", adding that the event showed "a disappointing lack of knowledge of the customs and traditions that many British citizens hold dear". A spokesperson for Number 10 said: "A mistake was made in the organisation of the event. We understand the strength of feeling on this issue and so would apologise to the community and assure them it will not happen again." Politics latest: https://trib.al/YKanzN3 #Diwali #Politics #UK #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales