Petitions/Remove religion and belief from the Equality Act 2010
StatusClosed
Opened12 Dec 2025
Closes12 Jun 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Remove religion from the Equality Act. Religion consists of fundamental beliefs. Fundamental beliefs should not be protected under law from discrimination because we think this hinders the rights of others. We think many religious texts encourage illegal behaviours, such as inciting violence.

We think religion and belief are personal choices, not inherent, uncontrollable traits like race or sex. Protecting them in equality law grants ideas the same status as identity. The state should stay neutral, treating all views equally without protecting any ideology from discrimination under law. Removing religion and belief would ensure equality law focuses on people, not opinions.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Steve Race
1Steve Race MP
Exeter
8
David Reed
2David Reed MP
Exmouth and Exeter East
3
Shabana Mahmood
3Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
2
Emily Darlington
4Emily Darlington MP
Milton Keynes Central
2
Steve Darling
5Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Andrew Griffith
6Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Phil Brickell
7Phil Brickell MP
Bolton West
1
Alex Burghart
8Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Sir Ashley Fox
9Sir Ashley Fox MP
Bridgwater
1
Darren Jones
10Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
1
Remove religion and belief from the Equality Act 2010 — Petitions