Is Britain still a Christian country?

WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: Choristers sing and hold candles during the lighting of the Christmas tree at Winchester Cathedral, on December 04, 2025 in Winchester, England. Winchester Cathedral’s Christmas tree lights are switched on during a short ceremony, as part of the annual blessing of the Christmas tree. The tree will remain on display throughout December where visitors can hear the choristers singing any a variety of services. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Britain’s Christian-inspired identity – its heritage and traditions – should be promoted and celebrated, not cast aside by those who preach inclusivity but fail to practice it. Indeed, it could be the key to fostering a more stable, cohesive, and prosperous society, says Rakib Ehsan

With a teacher being banned from working with children after telling a Muslim child that “Britain is still a Christian state”, an important question needs to be asked: does Christianity even have a place under the UK’s model of state-sponsored multiculturalism?

Not only was the primary school teacher referred to his local child protection board over the comments he made to the pupil at a London-based school, a senior detective from the Metropolitan Police’s child........

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