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BASC has criticised the government’s decision to grant police automatic powers of entry into the homes of firearms certificate holders as unnecessary and an erosion of civil liberties. The police already have powers of entry to prevent crime and if life is in danger. They can also get a warrant from a magistrate and they… Read more »
Humanists are celebrating a partial victory after the Department for Education announced it will keep restrictions on faith-based admissions criteria in new state-funded free schools in England – the so-called ‘50% cap’. However, Humanists UK, which led the campaign against these proposals, has said it is certain that new schools with 100% selective admissions policies will nevertheless… Read more »
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Sir Keir Starmer has finished his shadow cabinet reshuffle, begun this morning as MPs returned to Westminster following the summer recess. It came as Sue Gray, former partygate investigator and senior civil servant, starts in her new role as Sir Keir’s chief of staff. Angela Rayner, the elected deputy leader of the Labour Party, has… Read more »
The prime minister has this afternoon reiterated his opposition to the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London, saying the scheme is “solely the responsibility of the Labour Party”. In an interview with GB News, Rishi Sunak said: “I do understand the frustration, and I think that the Mayor and Keir… Read more »
