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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »

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Gordon Brown outlines his plans to stand down by September outside Downing Street
Gordon Brown’s resignation statement

Read Gordon Brown’s resignation statement, in which he commits to quitting the Labour party leadership by the autumn: “We have a parliamentary and not a presidential system in this country. As I said on Friday if no party is able to command a parliamentary majority… my constitutional duty as prime minister is to ensure that… Read more »

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David Miliband is the favourite to become Labour leader
Bookies install David Miliband as front-runner

By Ian Dunt Bookmakers have quickly installed David Miliband as favourite to lead the Labour party, just moments after Gordon Brown announced his intention to stand down. Mr Miliband is odds-on at 4/6, according to Paddy Power. William Hill had him at 4/7. Mr Brown said today a new Labour leader would be in place… Read more »