Rishi Sunak
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 »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the government’s decision to significantly increase firearms licensing fees poses a threat to rural livelihoods and fails to deal with gross inefficiencies which in many cases provides an unacceptable service. Moreover, an inefficient system is an ineffective system, and this puts public safety at… Read more »
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Rishi Sunak has rejected demands to hold a Brexit-style referendum on net zero, facing down calls from his party to give the public a vote on the 2050 climate target. He told ITV News: “Most people are committed to getting to net zero”. In recent weeks, “Red Wall” MPs have been among Conservatives urging Mr Sunak… Read more »
How should a prime minister — especially one under such concerted pressure as Rishi Sunak — treat the relative quiet of summer recess? There are a few schools of thought. One suggests the PM-in-question should bide his time, return to the drawing board and prepare a slew of politically-charged policies for a future King’s Speech… Read more »
