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Humanists are celebrating a partial victory after the Department for Education announced it will keep restrictions on faith-based admissions criteria in new state-funded free schools in England – the so-called ‘50% cap’. However, Humanists UK, which led the campaign against these proposals, has said it is certain that new schools with 100% selective admissions policies will nevertheless… Read more »
MPs from the Labour Party, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Green Party have come together to back a new amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to allow those with neurodegenerative illnesses to access assisted dying when they have twelve months or fewer to live, rather than six, as currently stipulated in the… Read more »
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A former minister has said that a Conservative leadership contest should take “some months” so that the party can ensure the best person for the job succeeds Rishi Sunak.
Keir Starmer appointed his cabinet on Friday afternoon, with the prime minister’s picks largely mirroring his top team in opposition. The one exception is the inclusion of Lisa Nandy as culture secretary. Nandy’s appointment came after Thangam Debbonaire, who served as shadow secretary of state for culture, lost her Bristol Central seat to new Green… Read more »
