UK Islamophobia Definition Row: Deputy PM Angela Rayner backs down...

UK Islamophobia Definition Row: Deputy PM Angela Rayner backs down amid backlash over de-facto 'blasphemy law'

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The controversy erupted after Rayner’s office launched a consultation to craft an official government definition of Islamophobia, appointing a 16-member working group known as the “Islamophobia Council” to tackle anti-Muslim hatred. The proposed working definition, based on a 2018 parliamentary report, described Islamophobia as “a type of racism targeting expressions of Muslimness.”

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