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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 Alex Stevenson Iran’s ambassadors are being summoned by member states across the European Union, it has emerged, in what is being viewed as a major victory for the Foreign Office. The development is the latest escalation of an ongoing diplomatic crisis between Britain and Iran after nine UK-employed diplomats were arrested last weekend. Earlier… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Britain is considering suspending ‘normal’ relations with Iran in the wake of a series of diplomatically provocative incidents in the unstable Middle Eastern country. Senior figures in Iran accused Britain of fomenting unrest following the recent disputed election and last weekend nine UK diplomats were arrested. All but one have now been… Read more »
