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Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has been made minister for ‘Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency’ in the first confirmed move in today’s reshuffle. Rees-Mogg has been serving as Leader of the Commons since January 2019. His new role will see him work from the Cabinet Office, as current chief whip Mark Spencer is set to replace him as… Read more »
A minister has argued that the prime minister’s comments are not to blame for the harassment of Sir Keir Starmer outside parliament on Monday evening. Sir Keir and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy were set upon by a group of protestors outside parliament at around 17:00 last night, and escaped via a police car. Jack… Read more »
