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Catch the latest Financial News EventsNigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK
Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this weekMuslim leaders have condemned Nigel Farage’s call to ban public prayer by Muslims in the UK as bigoted and warned of a “growing tide of hate” after the...
Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires
About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admitsThe government has reneged on a pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe or take them out of use by the end of next year, meaning tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales will remain at...
Peers vote to back clause pardoning women convicted over illegal abortions
House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeatedUK politics live – latest updatesWomen who have been convicted, and in some cases jailed, over illegal abortions are set to be pardoned after a historic vote in the...
Do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims? – podcast
At the launch of the Conservative local elections campaign on Thursday, Peter Walker asked Kemi Badenoch about her shadow justice secretary’s claim that Muslims praying in Trafalgar square was an ‘act of domination’. Her answer did not clarify the party’s position....