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It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
During international trade questions, international development minister Penny Mordaunt told the House of Commons that a “state level agreement with Texas” will be done, she hopes “by October”. Mordaunt revealed that the UK are in discussions with “around 20 US states”. The deal with Texas Woolf open the UK to a market equivalent to the… Read more »
During questions to the COP26 president Alok Sharma, Labour’s Afzal Khan raised his concerns of “45% of the world’s supply of key components used in solar panel, polysilicon” is produced where Uyghur forced labour takes place in China. Khan warned that the government’s expansion of solar power could be “tainted with the Uyghur genocide”. The… Read more »
