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As wildfires and drought spread, Quakers urge PM to act
19 August 2026
Quakers in Britain has joined the UK's leading climate organisations in urging Andy Burnham to prepare the public for the far-reaching changes needed to respond to escalating heatwaves, drought and wildfires.
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Quakers join call to reject Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields
18 August 2026
With Britain enduring its hottest summer on record and many areas facing drought and wildfires, Quakers call on the UK government to reject plans for new North Sea oil and gas fields.
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Quakers back call for fairer asylum system
29 July 2026
Quakers have backed a call from more than 200 organisations for the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to adopt a “blueprint to fix the broken asylum system".
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Prioritise peace, equality and climate justice, Quakers urge Andy Burnham
22 July 2026
Quakers in Britain have called on the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to place peace, equality and climate justice at the centre of his government's policies.
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Andy Burnham urged to act on Palestine
15 July 2026
Quakers in Britain has joined nearly 20 organisations calling on incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to take urgent action on Palestine.
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Diverse coalition urges PM to rethink military spending
2 July 2026
More than fifty humanitarian, climate and peacebuilding organisations are urging Keir Starmer to rethink Britain's growing military spending, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.