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...warned. Legislation championed by Harriet Harman, the equalities minister and deputy Labour leader, risks having a "chilling effect" on religious expression, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. In evidence...

In this article: Ramadan, Harriet Harman, Labour, England, and Wales

Labour promise over UK funding for Wales Nov 26 2009 By Tomos Livingstone, Political Editor A NEW safety net will be added to the way the Assembly Government is funded from the Treasury, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain said today. Public...

In this article: Wales, Peter Hain, Labour, and England

...the party's returning officer, won 315. Lord Pearson inherits a party in high spirits after receiving 16.5 per cent of the vote - a higher share than Labour - in the European elections in June. It had 13 MEPs elected to Brussels, with...

In this article: Ukip, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, European Union, Nigel Farage, Islam, Democracy, and John Bercow

...will, over time, lose its advantage over England. Mr Hain said that if Labour won the general election, a new minimum level will be set to ensure Wales does not lose its advantage. It would be introduced from 2011 as part of a...

In this article: Peter Hain, Wales, Labour, and England

" The AMs who participated were Labour's Joyce Watson, Plaid Cymru's Nerys Evans, Leanne Wood, Janet Ryder and Helen Mary Jones, and Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams, the party's leader in Wales, and Eleanor Burnham. Conservative...

In this article: Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru, Labour, Nerys Evans, Joyce Watson, Helen Mary Jones, and Janet Ryder

...of London Boris Johnson for forcing him out. Labour had considered introducing directly elected police authorities - which scrutinise forces and set policing priorities - in England and Wales. But the government dropped the plan last...

In this article: Hugh Orde, Wales, Tories, Jacqui Smith, England, Democracy, Metropolitan Police, BBC Radio 4, and Lib Dem

...you can't afford to vote for somebody who isn't a Labour candidate." The scale of Labour's problems in Wales has formed one big fault-line in the leadership contest. In keeping with their government portfolios, Jones and Edwina Hart, the...

In this article: Carwyn Jones, Edwina Hart, Rhodri Morgan, Wales, Tories, UK, Huw Lewis, Cardiff, and Ebbw Vale

...situation. Members found it difficult to understand how the same plans will deliver the same One Wales objectives - which the Labour-Plaid coalition aim to achieve while in government - in changed economic circumstances. Angela Burns...

In this article: Recession, Andrew Davies, Labour, Wales, and Liberal Democrat

...for more than a decade. The final major difference is the contrasting fortunes of the Conservatives north and south of the Border, with Labour's job made easier in Scotland by the Tories continuing unpopularity. Despite running a good...

In this article: Labour, Gordon Brown, 1997 General Election, David Cameron, Michael Martin, and Scotland