Middle East
The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
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Tony Blair today stepped up his rhetoric against Iran, warning it presented a “significant strategic threat” and saying all its activities in the Middle East were “negative”. The prime minister said the conference questioning the Holocaust hosted by Iran yesterday showed “this regime is extreme” and was “such a symbol of sectarianism and hatred towards… Read more »
MPs have urged the government to pull out of a £140 billion joint strike fighter unless the US provides the information needed to operate the planes independently. A new report from the defence select committee says the collaboration on new military aircraft must only be continued if the UK has the technological information to be… Read more »
