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Campaigners say the definition is unnecessary because existing laws already protect people of faith. Lord Young of Acton of the Free Speech Union warned: “We have put the government on notice that we won’t hesitate to bring legal action if it rolls out an official definition of Islamophobia. We have various laws that protect people of faith from harassment and discrimination and state agencies whose responsibility it is to advise public bodies on how to interpret and apply those laws. Any attempt by the government to trespass on the jurisdiction of these agencies would be unlawful.”
Conservative Post, 16th September 2025.