Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn re-affirmed his personal commitment to the manifesto commitments made by the party on Sikh issues before the election. In a letter to Sikh Council UK members ahead of the Sikh Council UK General Assembly at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara Leicester yesterday, Jeremy Corbyn said he remained committed to implementing the pledges […]
Sikh Council UK today wrote to the Office of National Statistics to reaffirm the case for a separate Sikh ethnic tick box in the Census 2021. Over 83,000 Sikhs identified their ethnic background as Sikh in the last census in 2011 despite there being no designated provision for this. The ONS undertook consultations of stakeholders […]
Sikh Council UK hosted a large panthic gathering at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara in Leicester on Saturday 2 September. The meeting was attended by over a hundred delegates representing Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations from across the country including London, the South East, West Midlands, East Midlands, North-West and North-East. Following wide ranging discussion on key […]
Sikh Council UK conveys heartfelt sadness in hearing of the loss of Bhai Jagraj Singh Ji, founder of Everything13 and Basics of Sikhi. The Sikh Community around the world, not just the UK, has lost a great pioneer who brought Sikhi to millions of people around the world through his YouTube videos and charitable work. […]
Sikh Council UK condemned the terrorist attack in London this morning and urged Sikh Gurdwara managements to remain vigilant and for the maintenance of all relevant safety and security measures. Sikh Council UK Chair of Community Safety Ravjeet Singh said “We are in the unfortunate situation today of coming to terms with yet another terrorist […]
Following intense two day discussions facilitated by Sikh Council UK, sangat unanimously agreed today (11.06.2017) to rise above their differences and work towards building community cohesion and improving governance. They formed a committee of consensus and will be a task group to progress on a number of key areas. A general meeting will be held […]
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Preet Kaur Gill have successfully been elected to Parliament following the General Election in the UK. Tanmanjeet becomes the first turban wearing Sikh in history to be elected to the House of Commons. He was successful in obtaining 34,170 votes for the Labour Party in Slough. This constitutes a significantly increased […]
Sikh Council UK condemns the barbaric terrorist atrocity in London late last night and offers its condolences to the victims and their families. This is the third terrorist atrocity in as many months in the UK and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and loved ones. Sikhs will be gathering in Trafalgar Square […]
The Home Secretary Rt Hon Amber Rudd visited the General Assembly of Sikh Council UK which was held at Gurdwara Baba Budha Ji in Nottingham. During the visit, she addressed Sikh Council UK members and welcomed the launch of Sikh Aware UK, the first hate crime monitoring platform for the Sikh community in the UK […]
Statutory Regulations on the 5K’s and Turban: UK provides a good legislative framework for practicing Sikhs but the dispersed nature of this framework is difficult to understand and navigate. Introduction of Statutory Regulations with legal basis that collates current legislation and guidance will simplify and ensure consistency in preventing discrimination. Brexit: UK Sikhs and Government […]
