Tahir Ali, a Labour MP, has called for measures to prohibit the desecration of religious texts and prophets of Abrahamic religions, warning that such acts fuel division and hatred. The proposal led to warnings from Senior Conservatives about reinstating blasphemy laws.
Senior Conservatives today warned against ' blasphemy laws ' after a Labour MP called for a ban on the 'desecration' of religious texts and prophets of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Scotland in 2021. Sir Keir replied in the Commons: 'Can I agree with him that desecration is awful and I think should be condemned across the House. Speaking at a press conference later this afternoon, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: ' I am against blasphemy laws'
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe warned: ‘We do not, and must not, have blasphemy laws - regardless of which religion feels offended.’Tory shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick commented on the exchange between Mr Ali and Sir Keir on social media In the year following the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the charity Tell Mama UK said it has recorded 4,971 incidents of anti-Muslim hate, the highest annual total in 14 years.
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