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UK Home Secretary and Ex-Adviser Clash Over Islamic Prayer Ceremony

First article: 22 mar. 2026, 17:13 | Last update: 22 mar. 2026, 17:13 | 1 source | 1 article
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The disagreement highlights ongoing tensions surrounding the role of religion in public life, particularly in state-funded institutions. Nick Timothy, a former advisor to Theresa May, voiced his concerns about the appropriateness of holding an Islamic prayer ceremony in a Birmingham school, arguing that it blurred the lines between religious practice and state education.

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James Cleverly disagrees with Nick Timothy about Islamic public prayer ceremony Foto: The Guardian
The Guardian Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 22 mar. 2026, 17:13 (4 hours ago)

James Cleverly disagrees with Nick Timothy about Islamic public prayer ceremony

Shadow justice secretary had called Trafalgar Square event an ‘act of domination’James Cleverly has said he disagrees with his Conservative frontbench colleague Nick Timothy that public Muslim prayers are an act of domination, as another senior Tory called for the party to respect the right to worship.Kemi Badenoch has defended Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, after he posted images of mass prayer at a Ramadan event on Monday evening in Trafalgar Square, calling it “an act of domination” a

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