"Kemi Badenoch has defended Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, after he posted images of mass prayer at a Ramadan event on Monday evening in Trafalgar Square, calling it an act of domination and straight from the Islamist playbook."
"Emma Best, the party's deputy leader on the London assembly, said prayer was a fundamental right of every UK citizen and that if people did not like this, it was their problem."
"Cleverly said: So, that wouldn't be my personal take. Badenoch and some other Conservatives have largely framed their objection to the Open Iftar on the basis of gender segregation."
"Timothy argued that the difference was that women were not segregated at any of these. Cleverly said: What the point Nick was making is that this t."
James Cleverly expressed disagreement with Nick Timothy's characterization of public Muslim prayers as an act of domination. Kemi Badenoch defended Timothy's remarks, which were met with backlash, including calls for his dismissal. Emma Best, a senior Tory, emphasized that prayer is a fundamental right. Cleverly acknowledged Timothy's initiation of a debate regarding the Open Iftar event but clarified that he does not share Timothy's perspective. The objections raised by some Conservatives were framed around gender segregation, with Cleverly suggesting a misunderstanding of the event's nature.
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