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BHA hits out at 'scaremongering' over humanist marriages
The BHA responds to Tory MP Tony Baldry's comments on humanist wedding: "In spite of some people's desperate scaremongering, the amendment does not open up legal recognition for any new weddings other than humanist ones."
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BHA hits out at 'scaremongering' over humanist marriages
The BHA responds to Tory MP Tony Baldry's comments on humanist wedding: "In spite of some people's desperate scaremongering, the amendment does not open up legal recognition for any new weddings other than humanist ones."
BHA: Parliament to vote on giving legal recognition to humanist marriage today
A proposal to give legal recognition to humanist marriages will be voted on today in the House of Commons. The proposal has been made as an amendment to the Marriage Bill by the Labour MPs Kate Green, Chris Bryant, and Kelvin Hopkins, the Liberal Democrat MPs Stephen Gilbert, Dr Julian Huppert, and Stephen Williams, and the Conservative Mike Weatherley MP.
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The largest union for qualified teachers in Wales has expressed disappointment that the Welsh Government has chosen to introduce fines for persistent truancy.
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