MUSLIM group leaders and politicians in Bradford have reacted to David Cameron's speech on Muslim integration.

The Prime Minister set out a five-year plan to crush home-grown extremism, vowing to tackle the failures of integration that left young Britons attracted to the self-styled Islamic State and other fundamentalist causes.

A review of how the state can help lift the horizons of isolated and deprived communities were among a range of initiatives the Prime Minister hopes will help curb the radicalisation of potential jihadists.

Mr Cameron used his speech in Birmingham yesterday to announce that he has appointed Louise Casey to lead "a comprehensive review into boosting opportunity and integration to bring Britain together as one nation".

Bradford West MP Naz Shah said she detected a "change in tone" in the PM's language which she welcomed.

"The change in language suggests there is going to be a shift in the blame culture and I hope that will change. He used the words 'us' and 'our' issues. He talked about shared values which I really welcomed."

The Labour MP said that segregation issues also led to all-white schools and all-white estates.

"I would have liked him (Cameron) to have said something about the rise of Islamophobia, he should have been braver and bolder."

She said "poverty of educational achievement" affected white working class estates just as much as Asian areas.

Bradford East Labour MP Imran Hussain said he did not accept that Bradford had segregation problems any worse than other similar cities.

He said the example of the Bradford sisters and their children leaving for Syria was "not just Bradford specific", adding: "We need to ask why that family did choose to do that."

Mr Hussain suggested that "vulnerable adults and children" being drawn to Far Right and religious extremism was a "safeguarding issue".

The MP added: "When I go out and about in Bradford everybody I speak to is against extremism in all its forms. It is better to engage communities and not single them out."

Dr Mohammed Ali, chief executive of Bradford-based charity QED Foundation, backed Government plans to tackle radicalisation through education but said: "David Cameron says that this country believes in equal rights, regardless of race or religion - but the reality is that Muslim youngsters face a future where they are more likely to struggle on a low income, be unemployed or underemployed or lack the qualifications to progress.

"It is only by tackling these fundamental inequalities that we can win their loyalty and make them less susceptible to extremist rhetoric."

Bana Gora, chief executive of the Muslim Women's Council, said: "Overall, we agree with the Government’s position that everyone, including the Muslim community, needs to take more responsibility. Muslims are aware of the problems that exist, however the Government needs to drastically improve its approach and review the way it engages with the Muslim community.

"We would like to reiterate that the Government needs to treat Muslims as equal partners and working collectively towards constructive solutions.

"This requires resources and genuine involvement rather than tokenism and selective engagement at all levels."

Ishtiaq Ahmed, of Bradford Council for Mosques, said: "There are many aspects of the message from the Prime Minister that we endorse, for example, all of us want to see Britain and the world safe from the threat of organisation like IS. The point of departure comes from how we go about achieving its objectives.

“The fact that the Government is committed to doing more to neutralise the threat both here and abroad, from organisations like IS, is to be welcomed but this must not be at the expense of isolating and targeting British Islamic community.”