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Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The strategy to stop cocaine getting into Britain is “woefully inadequate” and “deeply unambitious”, according to an influential group of MPs. The home affairs committee said little had been done to prevent the drug’s “ready availability” on British streets. The report follows tough words from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government’s independent drugs advisers have launched a review on cocaine, amid concern about the drug’s growing use. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) will launch a review after meeting with home secretary Alan Johnson last month. It describes the drug’s continuing prevalence as “deeply concerning”. According to the… Read more »
