Attorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayer

Attorney General Richard Hermer has challenged Kemi Badenoch to clarify her stance on public religious expression, specifically asking if she objects to Jewish prayer in public. This follows Badenoch's support of Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy, who criticized a recent public Islamic prayer event in Trafalgar Square as "an act of domination" and "un-British." Badenoch stated that public religious expressions should "fit within the norms of a British culture" and criticized the gender separation at the Ramadan prayer event. Hermer questions whether Badenoch and Timothy's concerns are specific to Muslim prayer or apply to all public prayer, including Jewish prayer. Timothy defended his views, arguing that Islamic prayer challenges Christianity. Badenoch expressed discomfort with women being placed at the back during the Trafalgar Square event.

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