Brutal punishments including whipping and stoning could become widespread in the UK if Islamic Sharia law is allowed to thrive, a peer has warned.Outspoken Baroness Cox said a growing number of British Muslims are shunning the official court system in favour of Sharia councils to settle legal disputes.
She told a House of Lords conference this could even lead to the destruction of democracy and fuel support for far-right groups like the British National Party.
She said: 'We do not at the moment have the most brutal punishments, but there are those in this country who would like to bring them in.
‘Many Sharia courts are an institutional means of intimidation backed by death threats.’ Read More
