Topic: Political parties

Hundreds of mosques in limbo after applying to Home Office security fund

Data obtained by Hyphen reveals that 510 mosques applied for funding to beef up security between July 2024 and November 2025, with most left hanging

Saman Javed
How proposed reforms could reshape protections for women in nikah-only marriages

Planned changes to cohabitation laws could help people in religious-only marriages, but experts warn they would remain vulnerable without civil registration

Jaheim Karim
Learners in limbo as government fails to set date for halal student loans

A pre-tender notice earlier this year pointed to a 2027 rollout but time is running out as October deadline looms

Lucas Cumiskey

Muslim education leaders back plans for national religious education curriculum

The government is expected to launch a consultation in September to bring RE into the national curriculum for the first time
Artificial intelligence needs to be one of Burnham’s biggest priorities

The UK’s new leader will have to rise to the challenges of a rapidly changing world
‘Unclear’ on Gaza but liked by local Muslims: the Hyphen guide to Andy Burnham

Here’s what we know about the Labour leadership hopeful and his positions on domestic and foreign affairs
UK could legally recognise Islamic weddings so long as couples complete civil process

Biggest revamp of marriage law for centuries would let couples express consent through established faith practices rather than standard civil wording
London needs city-wide burial strategy, Lib Dems urge

Call comes from London Assembly Lib Dem leader Hina Bokhari — who battled to get her father, Sadiq Khan’s old headteacher, buried in Merton
Where was Nigel Farage’s outrage when the far right put my family in danger?

Farage has ‘never been angrier’ than when his daughter’s address was made public. But he and his followers have put many more at risk, writes Mothin Ali