After the Annual General Meeting attended by over 100 delegates representing its affiliate base, the Muslim Council of Britain issued the following statement to the media, “[. . .] Dr Wajid Akhter has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella body. [. . .] Dr Akhter called for a “community that has a unity of purpose, not a uniformity of views”, and is “empowered to serve people regardless of creed or colour.” He outlined his vision of British Muslims “not just participating in the AI revolution but leading it and making the British Isles the next Silicon Valley.” Maswood Ahmed was elected Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.