19 March 2026
The Free Speech Union has sent a pre-action protocol letter to Steve Reed, the Communities Secretary, formally notifying the Government of our intention to bring a judicial review challenging its new “anti-Muslim hostility” definition. The letter sets out the legal grounds on which we believe the definition is unlawful.
You can read the letter in full below. If you would like to support this case, please donate to our crowdfunder.
If the letter does not display above, you can download it here (PDF).
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