Kemi Badenoch backs Nick Timothy after he calls Islamic public prayers ‘act of domination’

2026-03-19 - 18:39

Conservative leader says debate not about freedom of religion, but its expression in shared public space UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has backed her shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, after he claimed that Islamic prayers taking place in public are intimidating and un-British, with Labour saying the Conservatives had embraced the “gutter” politics of prejudice. The row began after Timothy posted images on social media of prayer at a Ramadan event in London’s Trafalgar Square, saying mass prayer in public places was “an act of domination” and “straight from the Islamist playbook”. Continue reading...