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Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong are celebrating major gains after local elections on Sunday. The Democratic Party is claiming that it has won 95 of the 120 wards it contested in elections, which saw an unprecedented turnout. The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) is thought to have suffered a strong… Read more »
Michael Howard is to allow Conservative MPs a free vote on the recognition of same-sex unions. The Queen’s Speech on Wednesday is widely tipped to include a proposal for a Civil Partnerships Bill, which would permit same-sex couples to register their partnerships with the state. A year ago, former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith triggered… Read more »
