* general election 2010
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 Gordon Brown has delivered a near-religious final speech in Dumfries, Scotland, telling voters Labour will “never walk away”. The speech finished off an effective final period for the Labour campaign, with many observers being surprised by Mr Brown delivering a series of impassioned and motivated performances. “We believe that progress is not… Read more »
By Sabine Klensch The Conservatives have sustained a comfortable majority in Putney with 21,223 votes as well as in Battersea with 23,103 votes, suggesting a strong night for the opposition in London. Yet Battersea’s moderate swing of 6.5% compared to Putney’s considerable swing of 9.9% from Labour to the Tories showed the result of the… Read more »
