Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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Mel Stride has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest in the second round of voting by Tory MPs. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick topped the poll of MPs with 33 votes, followed by shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch on 28 votes. The results from the second of voting were as follows: Robert Jenrick… Read more »
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free and never miss this briefing. The government, recently elected with a majority of 158, expectedly defeated a Conservative plan to halt cuts to the winter fuel allowance this afternoon. (Full background and context here). MPs rejected the Conservative motion by 348 to 228 (a… Read more »
