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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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The UK will need to reorganise its infrastructure to meet the challenges of climate change, Gordon Brown said today. The prime minister admitted the UK must be better prepared for the heavy flooding which has devastated many parts of England in recent weeks. However, the prime minister was careful to stress the extent of flooding… Read more »
The number of foreign workers coming to the UK has almost doubled over the last five years, due primarily to EU expansion, new National Insurance figures reveal. The figures do not indicate the number of foreign workers in the UK because they do not account for those leaving, but they give some indication of the… Read more »
