But a Middle East Eye analysis can reveal that the "non-engagement" policy appears to be a phantom, as no written records of an actual policy appear to exist. The Telegraph quoted a government spokesperson saying: "There has been no change to our non-engagement policy regarding the Muslim Council of Britain, and there are no plans for ministers to meet with the group.” They repeated the line that "There has been no change to our non-engagement policy regarding the Muslim Council of Britain, and there are no plans for Ministers to meet with the group." Prime Minister Burnham himself has previously engaged with the MCB, including giving a speech at an MCB Muslim Leadership Dinner in 2015. The alleged "non-engagement policy" itself has proved impossible to pin down.