Petitions/Ban councils from having prayers as part of formal meetings
StatusOngoing
Opened19 Jun 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Ban local authorities from having prayers as part of the agenda for their formal meetings.

We believe that there is a very worrying trend of councils passing rules making saying prayers part of formal council meetings. We are a country where we respect the freedom of religion, and we believe that forcing others to passively participate in one religion's traditions is absolutely contrary to the free choice of religion. We believe it is exclusionary to anyone not following that faith, which is a growing proportion of the country, to require there to be prayers during a council meeting.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Dr Kieran Mullan
1Dr Kieran Mullan MP
Bexhill and Battle
2
Naz Shah
2Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
2
Sir Geoffrey Cox
3Sir Geoffrey Cox MP
Torridge and Tavistock
2
Chris Kane
4Chris Kane MP
Stirling and Strathallan
2
Wendy Morton
5Wendy Morton MP
Aldridge-Brownhills
1
Mr Connor Rand
6Mr Connor Rand MP
Altrincham and Sale West
1
Richard Tice
7Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1
Imran Hussain
8Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
1
Alex Burghart
9Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Mr James Frith
10Mr James Frith MP
Bury North
1
Ban councils from having prayers as part of formal meetings — Petitions