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Leading rural organisations have reacted positively to the High Court’s dismissal of Wild Justice’s ‘speculative’ attempt to judicial review Defra’s most recent burning legislation in England. The attempted judicial review had sought to disrupt the Heather and Grass Burning (England) Regulations 2021 that bans heather burning on our most protected sites with peat of more… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s blasphemy laws are unlikely to be repealed within the current session of the Assembly. Northern Ireland Humanists has been working with the relevant Ministers to bring forward repeal. The Department of Justice hoped to do so as part of a wider criminal law reform bill. But the Department of Justice has been unable… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The Conservatives have become the first British party to launch a policy agenda on the internet today with a live webchat with David Cameron which can be accessed through politics.co.uk. The webchat, which occured at 13:30 GMT, can be found below. Users could ask questions on the environment to Mr Cameron by… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Shadow foreign secretary William Hague is the de-facto deputy leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron has confirmed. The Tory leader said Mr Hague was “my deputy in all but name”. Mr Hague has become an exceptionally popular figure in the party, despite an unimpressive stint as leader when Tony Blair took… Read more »