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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Religious diversity is welcome and mass observances are permitted, says minister

Muslims gathered during Ramadan to break their fast as part of Open Iftar events (PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK Government will not be banning mass religious observances following calls from Nigel Farage, a minister has said.

The Reform UK leader told his party’s Scottish conference on Thursday he backs such a ban, as he criticised an Iftar in Trafalgar Square earlier this week.

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