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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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David Cameron was at pains to explain the distance between the national Conservative party and Boris Johnson’s mayoral campaign today. The Tory leader told reporters in his monthly press conference he believes it is important Mr Johnson, who currently has a strong lead in the polls against incumbent Ken Livingstone, makes his own policies as… Read more »
Brian Paddick says he will not stand for re-election if he fails to cut crime by five per cent every year as London mayor. The pledge came as the Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate launched London Liberal Democrat’s 2008 manifesto, Contract for London, at the Commonwealth Club in the capital. Mr Paddick, a former deputy assistant… Read more »
