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Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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Rishi Sunak has said he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. This would amount to a 20% tax reduction, what he describes as the “largest cut to income tax in 30 years”. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, the former… Read more »
A former shadow transport minister has said he was “surprised” after Keir Starmer fired him from the Labour frontbench earlier this week. It came after Tarry joined striking rail workers on the picket lines on Tuesday morning despite Starmer warned his frontbench team against doing so. The erstwhile shadow minister for buses and local transport… Read more »
