Keir Starmer
BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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Keir Starmer has said that the “sooner” ministers are able to provide clarity over the government’s winter fuel U-turn “the better”. Speaking to BBC Radio 4‘s Today programme, the prime minister reiterated that the government is reconsidering the eligibility threshold for winter fuel payments. Starmer committed to expanding eligibility for the winter fuel payment at… Read more »
The United Kingdom is set to significantly expand its fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines by “up to 12”. The move is a central plank of the new strategic defence review (SDR) aimed at shifting the UK’s Armed Forces to “warfighting readiness” in response to what the government describes as “rapidly increasing threats.” John Healey, the… Read more »
