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News · 19 March 2026

From Muslim Prayer Row to Banning All Faiths Farage Calls for End to Large Public Religious Events

From Muslim Prayer Row to Banning All Faiths Farage Calls for End to Large Public Religious Events

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People may no longer see large religious gatherings in public following a call to ban them. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said all large-scale religious events, including Jewish or Catholic ones, must be banned. This stance followed his objection to a Ramadan Open Iftar event, which expected 3,000 people in London's Trafalgar Square.

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