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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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Nearly three years after the UK left the EU, the battles around what Brexit means in practice are still very much rumbling on in the background. Be it the Northern Ireland protocol bill, the outstanding issues over EU retained law, or the rows over what to do with migration, Brexit, while relegated from its mainstay… Read more »
Amid reports suggesting that some inside government want to put the UK on a path to a Swiss-style relationship with the EU, immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said there is “no question whatsoever” of the UK reopening the “fundamental tenets” of its Brexit deal. Asked directly if the UK is going to do a Swiss-style… Read more »
