Constitutional Reform
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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See how the big beasts of parliament come out of today’s revelations. By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown: There’s someone in Canterbury who the prime minister really enjoys talking to. He made three lengthy calls to someone in the area throughout last year. One, on March 27th last year, lasted one hour and 44 minutes. Then,… Read more »
Welcome to politics.co.uk’s as-it-happens page. Here, you can keep up to date on speeches, debates and major political events live, in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest developments. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. By Ian Dunt 11:00 – Just one hour… Read more »
