One of the two Labour MPs refused entry to Israel attended a Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) dinner weeks before, The Telegraph can reveal.

Abtisam Mohammed and Yuan Yang were turned away at Israel’s border on Saturday on the basis that they had travelled to the country to spread “anti-Israel hatred”, Israeli authorities said.

The pair, who became MPs last year, had travelled to Israel as part of a parliamentary delegation organised by Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

It can now be revealed that Ms Mohamed attended an event organised by a group shunned by the Government because of its allegedly anti-British positions.

The Muslim Council of Britain dinner, which took place on March 17, was a celebration of the organisation’s campaign efforts for accurate reporting on Muslims and Islam.

The Sheffield Central MP’s decision to attend raised questions, as Labour has continued the Conservative party’s policy of non-engagement with the organisation. Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, addressed attendees at the dinner.

While the Government has not given its reasoning for distancing itself from the organisation, Rishi Sunak’s administration said positions taken by MCB leaders that it said “contradict our fundamental values”.