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The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are set to launch their Bakers‘ Dozen manifesto that they and their members want to see introduced by the next UK Government. Aimed especially at the Labour Party, the Bakers‘ Dozen report and manifesto lays out 13 policy demands that would transform the lives of their members and working class people across… Read more »
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Welcome to politics.co.uk’s As-It-Happens page. Here, you can keep up to date on speeches, debates and major political events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest development. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. 09:30 – Prime minister’s questions is back today for… Read more »
Below you will find a full list of bills in the 2008 Queen’s Speech. Over the current Parliamentary session politics.co.uk will be tracking a number of these bills, providing news and reaction on their progress. For detailed information about individual bills, please click on the bill headings in blue. Banking bill Intended to shore up… Read more »
