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The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
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Former home secretary Charles Clarke has said he is “extremely sceptical” about replacing Britain’s nuclear deterrent system, Trident. He said the biggest threats facing Britain in the future were terrorism, organised crime and people trafficking, which “aren’t in my opinion confronted by the Trident submarine-borne missile system”. Mr Clarke is the first senior member of… Read more »
A Foreign Office minister has dismissed as “facile” claims by a senior US official that Britain had no influence in Washington any more. Kim Howells said he “simply don’t believe” the comments made by Kendall Myers, a senior state department analyst, that Britain’s role as a bridge between the US and Europe was “disappearing before… Read more »