PERSECUTED Ryelands shopkeeper Mal Hussain told of the abuse he has suffered to a government minister this week.

Mal talked to Minister for Home Affairs Paul Boateng at a conference about mediation at Sheffield University.

Morecambe mediator Cllr Pat England was involved in organising the event. She was hopeful that Paul Boateng would meet up with Lancaster and Morecambe MPs to discuss Mal's plight.

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