Equality chief slams secularist bid to end council’s prayers
The head of Britain’s equality watchdog has branded a secularist pressure group’s bid to stop a local council from saying prayers as “nonsense on stilts”.
The head of Britain’s equality watchdog has branded a secularist pressure group’s bid to stop a local council from saying prayers as “nonsense on stilts”.
Councils should have the freedom to hold prayers if they choose to, a government minister has said as he affirmed the importance of prayer in British public life.