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Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP has tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to keep the 50% cap on faith-based admissions in new religious schools. Since 2011 all new state schools have had to be free schools and they have been subject to such a cap. But the Schools Bill is set… Read more »

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the government’s decision to significantly increase firearms licensing fees poses a threat to rural livelihoods and fails to deal with gross inefficiencies which in many cases provides an unacceptable service. Moreover, an inefficient system is an ineffective system, and this puts public safety at… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens A deal has been struck to end the bitter jobs dispute at the Lindsey oil refinery, unions say. The agreement follows talks between union leaders and employers of contract staff at the North Lincolnshire site. Unions said the deal involved the reinstatement of 647 workers sacked for taking wildcat strike action. It… Read more »

By politics.co.uk staff Corus will receive £5 million from the government after the steel giant announced plans to lay off nearly 2,000 employees. A deterioration in demand across Europe and the United States was blamed for the decision to make the job cuts, affecting 500 workers in Scunthorpe, 375 in Teesside and up to 800… Read more »










