Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP has tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to keep the 50% cap on faith-based admissions in new religious schools. Since 2011 all new state schools have had to be free schools and they have been subject to such a cap. But the Schools Bill is set… Read more »
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Council chiefs in Hartlepool have called on the government to stop a fleet of toxic ships from docking. The four former US Navy vessels are currently heading for the Able UK yard in Hartlepool to be scrapped. However, local councillors have voted unanimously to call on the Transport Secretary, Alastair Darling, to have the ‘ghost… Read more »
The home secretary David Blunkett has declared that the police should face greater democratic accountability. Addressing the Association of Police Authorities, Mr Blunkett also said that local police chiefs should have more freedom from the control of chief constables. Launching a new government green paper, he outlined plans for part of the police authorities to… Read more »
