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Reform UK chief Mr Farage echoed his feedback, saying the occasion – attended by London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan – was an “attempt to overtake, intimidate and dominate our way of life”. Asked at his get together’s Scottish convention yesterday if he backs the banning of all mass non secular observances, Mr Farage stated: “Yes.”

Pressed if that features Jewish or Catholic observances, he added: “I’ve never seen Jewish services taking place in places of historic Christian worship, or anywhere else.

“We must get this proper. We cannot cease people from praying, we would not wish to cease people praying, however mass prayer is banned, mass Muslim prayer is banned, in lots of Muslim international locations within the Middle East itself.

“So yes, we have to stop this kind of mass demonstration, provocative demonstration, in historic British sites, because that’s what it is.”

Tory chief Kemi Badenoch has stated she helps non secular observances in public locations like Trafalgar Square however they have to be “inclusive and also respectful of British culture”.

At an occasion on Thursday, she stated: “This is a country that believes in freedom of religion… this debate which Nick is having is not about freedom of religion, it’s about how religion is expressed in a shared public space and whether those expressions fit within the norms of British culture.”

Mrs Badenoch confronted calls from Labour and different opposition events to sack Mr Timothy over his publish on X on Tuesday.

The shadow justice secretary stated: “Mass ritual prayer in public places is an act of domination.”

He continued: “Perform these rituals in mosques if you wish. But they are not welcome in our public places and shared institutions.”

A minister at the moment stated that the Government won’t be banning mass non secular observances.

Scotland Office minister Kirsty McNeill stated: “We have freedom of worship in this country and we have religious diversity in this country – both of which are welcomed.

“The Prime Minister has been very, very clear about that.

“We are looking forward to celebrations in Trafalgar Square around Easter, as we have enjoyed ones recently around Diwali and Hanukkah last year.”

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