GETTY Dame Louise has claimed British traditions are under threat

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A scathing Government report will claim British traditions and values could be lost if officials do not do more to raise concerns and assert national values. The dossier will also claim that council officials, MPs and public bodies are too scared of being seen as ‘racist’ to address issues of segregation head on while standing up for British ideals. The report has been spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey, the integration tsar appointed by David Cameron and Theresa May to tackle problems like racism, extremism and community segregation in the UK. She said: “I have become convinced that it is only the upholding of our core British laws, cultures, values and traditions that will offer us the route map through the different and complex challenge of creating a cohesive society.”

GETTY She claimed that it is up to politicians to address the problem head on

Dame Louise criticised councils for being scared of seeming ‘racist’ by promoting British traditions – highlighting one instance where an “incredibly well-meaning white manager” put up a “festive tree” in a community centre so as not to offend his Asian and Muslim colleagues by calling it a Christmas tree. She said: “What offence did he think he was causing? “What did we ever think would be offensive about celebrating Christmas with a tree?” But Dame Louise claims this kind of attitude led officials to ignore the Rochdale child sex grooming gang who preyed on girls as young as 13.

GETTY Dame Louise claimed upholding British values will help 'create a cohesive society'

She said: “The council and police were in denial about what was happening in their town.” “That was a tragic failure on so many levels, not least for the victims who weren’t heard or whose abuse could have been prevented.” The integration grandee went on to claim that it is up to politicians to address the problem head on and not shy away from debate over fears of causing offence and being branded as bigoted. She added: “It is easy to say the easy things, to make excuses. “It’s tougher to tell the truth and find the solutions.

It is not racist to say that the pace and rate of immigration has created a lot of change in Britain Dame Louise Casey

“It is not racist to say that the pace and rate of immigration has created a lot of change in Britain and for some people that feels too much. “Or that when a large number of people from a different ethnic or religious background suddenly move into an area that it can be unsettling for those already resident there; or that when a school has a large religious minority population, it can change its character quite quickly. “Not talking about this and the issues that arise from it only creates more tensions.”

GETTY The dossier will claim that council officials are too scared of being seen as 'racist'

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