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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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The government must make a decision within the next year on whether to back a new generation of nuclear power stations, business leaders warn today. The CBI has called on ministers to put in place a coherent energy policy “as a matter of urgency” in order to ensure Britain will have access to the energy… Read more »
John Prescott has called for the resignation of Christopher Meyer as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. The deputy prime minister joins a growing band of dissenters – including foreign secretary Jack Straw – who have criticised the former ambassador to Washington for the publication of his memoirs, which detail the build-up to the war… Read more »
