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Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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 »
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By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was accused of “weasel words” as his equivocal stance on tuition fees troubled delegates in Bournemouth. Mr Clegg was asked about his position on the Lib Dems’ long-standing policy to scrap tuition fees for higher education during a question-and-answer session at conference. The leader made clear in… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The Liberal Democrats are gearing up to launch an anti-libel agenda at the next general election, with an amendment to a policy motion on civil liberties being proposed to conference today by Richard Dawkins. The party allowed Professor Dawkins to address the conference, despite not being a party member, which formed an… Read more »
