A new UK Government – how are evangelicals reacting?

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  10 Jul 2024
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A new UK Government – how are evangelicals reacting?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts first Cabinet

A new Labour government is settling in, hundreds of new MPs are finding their way around the House of Commons, Islam is gaining momentum in politics, and Christians across the UK are watching closely to see how their rights and interests may be affected.

Christian Concern’s Head of Public Policy, Tim Dieppe points out that voter turnout (around 60%) was the lowest since 1945, and only 20% of the electorate voted for Labour. ‘This says a lot about voter apathy and the lack of enthusiasm in the country for the new government,’ he comments.

‘We now have a government that promised in its manifesto to ban conversion therapy and to make it easier to change gender. It has also promised to charge VAT on all independent schools, which includes lots of small Christian schools which struggle to make ends meet.

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