Terrorism
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 Liz Stephens In a dramatic use of parliamentary privilege, David Davis told the House of Commons last night that the intelligence services had been “outsourcing torture”. Revealing information which had previously only been heard in secret court hearings, Davis claimed that MI5 effectively sub-contracted the torture of British citizen, Rangzieb Ahmed, to a Pakistani… Read more »
By Ian Dunt A memorial to the 52 victims of the 7/7 terrorist atrocities will be unveiled in Hyde Park later today. The London Bombing Memorial will be opened in the presence of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of York, senior political figures and victims’ families. However, on the 4th anniversary of the attacks… Read more »
