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Do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims?

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Politics, News

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

At the launch of the Conservative local elections campaign on Thursday, Peter Walker asked Kemi Badenoch about her shadow justice secretary’s claim that Muslims praying in Trafalgar square was an ‘act of domination’. Her answer did not clarify the party’s position. Peter discusses with Lexy Topping the problems this kind of culture war may bring the Conservatives. Plus, are Sadiq Khan’s comments on the EU and Angela Rayner’s return to the spotlight a new headache for Keir Starmer?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:02.0

This is the Guardian.

0:05.0

This is not about stopping anyone from any religion from practising their faith,

0:14.0

but they have to be inclusive and also respectful of British culture.

0:20.0

So her position is that the shadow justice secretary is defending British values

0:25.9

when it says Muslims praying together in Trafalgar Square are not welcome.

0:30.9

I think after the May elections, there will be a move to change leader

0:34.2

because I think Labour are going to pretty much be decimated.

0:37.3

As a Labour Party fight the next general election, a vote for Labour means we would rejoin the

0:44.0

European Union.

0:45.4

Hello, I'm Peter Walker.

0:47.0

And I'm Lexi Topping.

0:48.0

And you're listening to Politics Weekly for The Guardian.

0:52.5

Hello, the usual Politics Weekly team are all off this week. So you have me and Lexi minding the shop.

0:58.4

Yeah, sorry about that, everyone.

1:00.9

So, Lexi, I've just got back in the last 20 minutes or so from Kemi Badock's local elections launch,

1:07.3

which was at this very, very beautiful church concert hall in Westminster.

1:12.0

And it was quite an interesting event.

1:13.9

She seemed kind of quite upbeat and all the crowd there.

1:16.5

I'm sorry, did you just say it was an interesting event and you were at a local government

1:19.9

plan lodge?

1:21.1

This seems something of an on-secret.

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