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An estimated 1.4 million adults in Britain are experiencing gambling-related harm, according to a major new study by the Gambling Commission.
Gambling
The government has introduced sweeping reforms to marriage law in the UK, giving couples more choice over where they can marry.
Marriage and Family
Communities Secretary Steve Reed has stated that any official definition of Islamophobia must not compromise freedom of speech.
Freedom of Speech
A man who attacked a Quran-burning protester with a knife in central London has been spared prison, triggering widespread outrage and accusations of “two-tier justice” and double standards in policing and sentencing.
Freedom of Speech
Five biologically male prisoners who identify as transgender women remain housed in HMP Downview, a women’s prison in Surrey, despite the Supreme Court ruling confirming that access to single-sex spaces must be…
Transgender
Senior cabinet ministers are preparing to recommend that Prime Minister Keir Starmer lift the two-child benefit cap, arguing it is the most effective policy to reduce child poverty in the UK.
Marriage and Family
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has come under criticism for describing modern slavery claims made shortly before deportation as “last-minute vexatious claims.”
Modern Slavery
Members of the House Lords concluded the debate at Second Reading of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adult (End of Life) Bill today.
Assisted Suicide
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government's continued ban on puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender.
Transgender
Thames Valley Police have been accused of undermining free speech after an officer asked a woman to apologise for a social media post.
Freedom of Speech