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Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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Tony Blair has said that the Government will begin a big push to ensure that those whose asylum claims are rejected are deported to their country of origin. Although the number of asylum applicants has fallen in recent months, opposition politicians have chosen to focus on the number of people being removed – a figure… Read more »
Boris Johnson, Conservative MP for Henley, editor of the Spectator and media pundit has been voted by MPs as their ideal meeting chair. The results come in a survey of MPs for National Meetings Week, which is designed to promote an “I love meetings culture”. In this year’s survey of MPs Mr Johnson came out… Read more »
