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Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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John Prescott is facing an inquiry from the parliamentary watchdog over his failure to declare a stay at the home of an American billionaire. The deputy prime minister spent two days at the home of Philip Anschutz, whose company Anschutz Entertainment Group is hoping to turn the Millennium Dome into Britain’s first super-casino. The government… Read more »
The embattled prime minister, Tony Blair, has today issued a rallying call at a conference to party activists, urging them to “face up to the tough challenges” of the future. He told the National Policy Forum (NPF) that it was more important than ever before to stand firmly in belief of the party’s policies that… Read more »
