University staff face punishment if they breach Labour’s Islamophobia definition

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Among the signatories to the letter are Lord Young, the director of the Free Speech Union; Lord Frost, the former cabinet minister; Baroness Hoey, the former Labour MP; and Baroness Deech, the chair of the Lords Appointments Commission.

The peers claimed that there was no evidence that creating a definition would reduce incidents of Islamophobia. They added that it could allow the Government to avoid taking more concrete action.

Charles Hymas, The Telegraph, 14th July 2025.