Busy people text while driving, claimed Peer jailed over fatal crash He wrote: "The man is an embarrassment to this country.... His outburst reinforces the stereotype that all Muslims secretly harbour medieval anti-Jewish, homophobic and misogynistic views. This only increases discrimination against Muslims and Pakistanis. From gaffe to gaffe, Lord Ahmed continues to promote the false notion - for those who seek it out - that even successful, wealthy Muslims cannot possibly integrate. There are between 600 and 1,000 anti-Semitic incidents per year in the UK, and Muslims are "disproportionately represented among the purveyors of prejudice," Mr Nawaz said, but this is little surprise given the "obnoxious views" of the community leaders. Lord Ahmed was jailed for dangerous driving after Martyn Gombar, a 28-year-old Slovakian was killed on Christmas Day in 2007 when his stationary car was hit by the peer's Jaguar. It emerged that he had been sending and receiving lengthy text messages minutes before the crash. After 16 days in prison his sentence was overturned by the Court of Appeal and backed an AA campaign warning against using your phone at the wheel. Just three years after his release he claimed his term was unduly harsh during a TV interview in Pakistan, it is alleged, and the judge who he falsely claimed had been promoted because of a case involving a "Jewish colleague" of Tony Blair. Road safety campaigners have claimed that even his 12-week sentence meant that Lord Ahmed got away "relatively lightly" with dangerous driving, which can carry a maximum sentence of two years. Franki Hackett, Brake's campaign officer, yesterday warned against the dangers of using a phone whilst driving, adding: "No matter how busy you are, no text message is worth risking a life." A friend of Lord Ahmed said that he was saddened by the peer's reported comments but defended his record as "a voice of moderation." Lord Ahmed's friend Jahangir Akhtar, Labour deputy leader of Rotherham council, said that it was unfortunate the peer had apparently used the Urdu for Jewish during his interview. He said he was "sad" to hear the allegations as Lord Ahmed has done "great work" as a voice for the Muslim community. Mr Akhtar said. He's a very close friend. I know he opposes all forms of extremism. It is the third time he has been suspended from the party, the first being for the offence of dangerous driving itself. Then Lord Ahmed was last year suspended from the Labour Party amid reports that he offered a £10 million bounty for the capture of President Barack Obama and his predecessor President George W Bush. The peer has not yet commented on the allegations against him, with his solicitor claiming that they wish to see a transcript of the interviews first.