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No, it is not illegal for a mother to breastfeed her child in a public place in the UK.
A mother is legally entitled to breastfeed wherever she may need to. Whether that be a public park, a shopping street, a restaurant and so on.
In fact, it is illegal to tell the mother to leave the premises for breastfeeding. It is also illegal to discriminate, harass or offend a breastfeeding woman. Asking a woman to leave your premises or cover herself up or calling her names because she is breastfeeding will earn you a criminal record under a law in the UK called Sex Discrimination Act.
The UK also has laws against causing fear to children under Section 4 of the Public Order Act, so you could also be charged for that alongside the Sex Discrimination Act if you unnecessarily lash at the mother.
In short, no it is not illegal. The mother of a child is legally entitled to breastfeed her child wherever she needs no matter how public the location is. Discriminating the mother or telling her to leave the area however is illegal.
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