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BHA: Localism Act receives Royal Assent

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The English language and Christian faith should be positioned at the centre of public life, communities secretary Eric Pickles said yesterday.

Government will support 'mainstream' values and use existing laws to undo a court judgement banning prayers at Bideford town council meetings, he added.

That move, combined with a counter-extremism strategy document and Baroness Warsi's Vatican trip, signals a concerted effort in government to return to a more traditional religious and cultural agenda.

It marks a decisive split with Alastair Campbell's famous mantra that the New Labour government did not 'do God' and heralds the end of state-sponsored multiculturalism.

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Runnymede Trust: A dangerous and ill-advised policy

Hilary Benn : Integration good but we need tolerance

Eric Pickles: Mainstream Britain is Christian

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