Party Politics
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 Peter Wozniak Michael Ashcroft reportedly transferred millions of pounds into a trust fund just one day before new tax rules would have seen him pay a hefty inheritance tax bill. The Conservative party deputy chairman, due to step down from his political role, allegedly moved his £17 million stake in the Impellam Group, his… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Labour’s new leader is receiving a mountain of advice over where to take the party after narrowly winning the top job on Saturday. Ed Miliband’s leadership campaign saw him outline policies placing him to the left of his elder brother David, who he beat by a margin of 1.3% overall. That victory… Read more »
