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• Quakers to unveil draft of new book of discipline

  3 November 2026

  Quakers will have their first chance to hold the new book of discipline in their hands at this month's Yearly Meeting (YM) session, to be held in London and online.

• Budget ignores climate emergency, Quakers say

  28 October 2026

  The Chancellor's budget fails to deliver the investment needed to tackle the climate emergency, while protecting increased military spending, Quakers in Britain have said.

• Quakers urge courage as global climate meeting suspended

  27 October 2026

  Quakers at the United Nations have urged countries to show courage and find compromise after a major climate science meeting was suspended without a budget deal.

• Landmark study challenges Quakers on enslavement

  26 October 2026

  Quakers in Britain are being challenged to rethink their history in a major new theological study examining how their faith helped justify enslavement.

• Quakers lament government approval of Jackdaw gasfield

  21 October 2026

  Quakers in Britain said they lament the government's decision to approve drilling at the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea.

• UK reparations conference held at Friends House

  19 October 2026

  A national conference on reparations for the enslavement of African peoples, held at Quaker central offices in London on Saturday, has called for a parliamentary inquiry into truth and reparatory justice.

• Climate finance: Quakers speak out

  15 October 2026

  Quakers are stepping up calls for fair action on the climate crisis, both at the United Nations and in the UK ahead of the Budget.

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