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Quakers send MPs chocolate and a climate wish list
16 December 2022
MPs have been sent a Christmas wish list and treat urging them contribute to the fund compensating for unavoidable climate impacts agreed at COP27.
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Vulnerable people who arrive on our shores should be treated fairly under international law, Quakers say
14 December 2022
Quakers believe that all people are precious, everywhere. Today they speak out yet again against the UK government's plans on migration which continue to embed policies of discrimination into the practices of the British state.
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UK Human Rights Act vital to all, Quakers say
10 December 2022
This Human Rights Day Quakers have joined 157 other organisations in calling on the UK government to protect the Human Rights Act.
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Strong public support for nuclear disarmament education, new poll shows
1 December 2022
With the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight, and anxiety about nuclear war running high, new evidence is to be presented in parliament of strong public support for more education on nuclear weapons.
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Fulfil your pledge to govern with integrity, faith leaders urge prime minister
18 November 2022
Quakers in Britain have joined others from across the faith and belief spectrum in calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stand by his pledge to govern with integrity.
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Quakers concerned by Home Secretary’s inflammatory rhetoric and failures in the asylum system
3 November 2022
Quakers are writing to the Home Secretary to express concern that the 'hostile environment' of dangerously over-crowded immigration centres and demonisation of migrants in parliament is fanning the flames of hate.