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The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
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Tom Tugendhat has said that he disagrees with Kemi Badenoch’s view that statutory maternity pay is “excessive”. Tugendhat, speaking at a fringe event at Conservative Party conference, claimed he was not familiar with the context of the shadow housing secretary’s comments, but insisted it is “incredibly important that women have the ability to choose how… Read more »
Robert Jenrick has said he wants the Conservative Party to emerge as the “trade union for the working people” of Britain. Jenrick, a former immigration minister, is one of four contenders vying to lead the Conservative Party and is widely considered as the race’s frontrunner. In the first two rounds of MP voting, Jenrick finished… Read more »
