MP Martyn Day called for a government debate or statement about what is being done to tackle crimes motivated by anti-apostasy, in the UK Parliament on 20 July.
Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom said in response: ‘Well, of course I think that all Members across the House would absolutely respect the right for any individual to choose to worship in the way that they want to do and so I think he would have a lot of support from all the Members, he may wish to apply for a Westminster Debate and I’m sure there would be a lot of interest in that.’
Hate-crime
MP Martyn Day said on his Facebook page that anti-apostasy is ‘a particular form of hate-crime where the victims are often the most isolated, in many cases having been ostracised by sections of their community and even family members.
