From the committee corridor
BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
The commons foreign affairs select committee today heard evidence from ministers in the foreign commonwealth and development office. The committee was scrutinising the department’s approach to state level hostage taking. Labour MP Liam Byrne focussed his line of questioning on the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. He said: “It took five foreign secretaries over six years… Read more »
The commons Northern Ireland affairs select committee today heard evidence from secretary of state Chris Heaton-Harris. The committee heard from the minister as part of a broader investigation into paramilitary operations in Northern Ireland. Mr Heaton-Harris gave his assessment of the threat posed by such groups.
