Islamophobia Law Slated for 2026

And this is only the start: over 600 Muslim Council of Britain activists have embedded themselves in Whitehall to push through Sharia Law in the UK.

Imagine a religion whose followers admit they want to kill you, but say you have a 'phobia' if you don't want to be killed. Sounds ridiculous right? But that's exactly what Muslims in Britain are saying, and Labour agree so much they're actually planning to make it a law.

The Labour government is preparing to bulldoze one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation in modern British history: an Islamophobia law, slated for 2026. On the surface it sounds like another tedious “hate crime” measure, but make no mistake—this is nothing less than a direct assault on Britain’s core values of free speech, debate, and equality before the law.

Britain has never had a blasphemy law since the old Christian ones were rightly thrown out. Yet now, Labour wants to sneak in a new one—this time dressed up in progressive clothing, protecting not a religion but an ideology from criticism. It is an attack not only on free expression but on the very idea of Britain as an open, confident democracy.

The word Islamophobia itself is a modern invention, coined in the late 20th century, pushed by activist academics and religious lobbyists. Unlike racism, which describes prejudice based on skin colour, Islamophobia is deliberately vague: a catch-all term used to smear anyone who questions the religion, its political influence, or its doctrines. In practice, it has become a cudgel to silence debate.

Examples abound. Teachers have been driven from classrooms for showing cartoons of Mohammed. Politicians have been dragged through disciplinary hearings for quoting Winston Churchill. Ordinary citizens who question grooming gangs or Sharia courts find themselves branded as racists under the banner of “Islamophobia.”

As free speech campaigner Richard Harlow told us: “This is not about protecting Muslims from abuse. This is about protecting an ideology from scrutiny. It’s a de facto blasphemy law.”

So what exactly are Labour planning? Leaked proposals suggest that “Islamophobia” will be formally enshrined into Britain’s hate crime framework. It will give public bodies—from schools to councils to police forces—the power to punish “Islamophobic conduct.” The definition itself is broad: “any prejudice, hostility or hatred directed at Islam or Muslims.”

Notice the sleight of hand: Islam the religion is placed on the same level as Muslims the people. Criticise the religion, and you’ll be accused of hating its followers. The law will deliberately blur the line, making all criticism of Islam prosecutable.

Behind this push stands the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), a group that has long lobbied for a tougher clampdown on what it calls “Islamophobia.” While previous governments kept the MCB at arm’s length due to its links with Islamist sympathisers, Labour has swung the door wide open.

One former Home Office official told us bluntly: “The MCB has been working its way into the machinery of government for years. Labour has handed them the keys.”

Today, there are said to be 600 Muslims working in Whitehall, many of them strategically placed in diversity units, advisory boards, and policy committees. While there is nothing wrong with Muslims working in government per se, the concern is how many of these roles are tied directly to shaping public policy on religion, race, and “community cohesion.” These bureaucrats are not neutral—they are activists with a mission. And their mission is to insulate Islam from criticism, no matter the cost to free speech.

A senior civil servant, speaking on condition of anonymity, admitted: “There’s real pressure from above to treat Islamophobia as a unique category of hate. The message is clear: don’t question the ideology, or you’ll be accused of discrimination yourself.”

The machinery is already being built. Guidance documents for schools are being rewritten to treat scepticism of Islam as “extremism.” Police training is being updated to prioritise “Islamophobia” as a special category of hate crime. New commissions are being created to oversee “religious equality,” chaired by activists with direct links to the MCB.

Labour isn’t openly legislating through Parliament—where such a law would meet fierce scrutiny and public resistance. Instead, they’re embedding it through the back door: guidance papers, commissions, and cross-party committees.

This is how Britain’s free speech will be dismantled—not with a dramatic parliamentary showdown, but with bureaucratic creep. By the time most people realise, it will already be too late.

Make no mistake: the Islamophobia law is not about protecting people. It is about outlawing criticism of an ideology. It is about making sure that anyone who questions Islam—from journalists to politicians to ordinary citizens—faces ruin. Britain, the land of Magna Carta, will once again have a blasphemy law.

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