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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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Peers in the House of Lords have decided not to oppose the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in a major victory for Rishi Sunak. The bill will now go for royal assent, the final step before it becomes law. Late Monday evening, MPs voted 312-237 to reject the final Lords amendment to the… Read more »
Rishi Sunak has held a press conference in No 10 Downing Street today, ahead of crunch votes on the Rwanda bill this afternoon and likely this evening. Urging peers to allow the legislation to complete its passage through parliament, the prime minister warned that his political opponents “have used every trick in the book to… Read more »
