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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks, Severin Carrell and Peter Walker

Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK

Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery in the background behind them
The event, organised by the Ramadan Tent Project, has now been held in Trafalgar Square six times and takes place before the celebration of Eid. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Muslim 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 Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, questioned whether the events fitted “within the norms of British culture”.

Farage was speaking at the launch of Reform UK’s manifesto for the forthcoming Scottish parliament elections when he made the remarks.

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