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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
Under secretary of DEFRA Steve Double has dismissed claims from Labour’s Rupa Huq that the UK is the “dirty man of Europe”, following Brexit, with sewage spills in rivers as well as on beaches. Huq also noted that the minister for Brexit opportunities was no longer a role filled. Double explained that it is only… Read more »
SNP’s Pete Wishart has urged new environment minister Mark Spencer not to “pick a fight” with the EU given the growing challenges that face farmers. Wishart shared his fear that disagreements over the Northern Ireland protocol could lead to further tariffs. Spencer dismissed the idea of fighting with the EU, telling Wishart that the UK… Read more »
