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Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP has tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to keep the 50% cap on faith-based admissions in new religious schools. Since 2011 all new state schools have had to be free schools and they have been subject to such a cap. But the Schools Bill is set… Read more »
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The Scottish National party (SNP) had hoped Peter Grant would be the man to continue his party’s recent electoral successes at the Glenrothes by-election. Mr Grant, 48, is the classic local politician. He has lived in Fife for 25 years and, since 1992, has served as councillor for the Glenrothes West and Kinglassie ward. Having… Read more »
Party insiders were quietly ecstatic when they settled on their nominee for tonight’s by-election. The general assessment was that Lindsay Roy, 59, is not tainted by association with high politics, but remains a solid Labour man, having joined the party in 1975. He’s successful, with close ties to the community, and – for a little… Read more »
