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• Peace campaigners protest arms fair at Birmingham NEC

  5 February 2026

  Quakers joined other peace campaigners in two days of protest to draw attention to a controversial arms fair hosted by Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC).

• Justice Minister responds to Quaker concerns over Palestine Action hunger strikers

  4 February 2026

  Quakers in Britain wrote to Justice Minister James Timpson after concerns were raised by Quakers across the country about the well-being of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers.

• UK civic space under unprecedented threat, conference warns

  28 January 2026

  The ability to hold power to account in the UK is under unprecedented attack, campaigners and charity leaders warned at a conference this week.

• Quakers welcome record renewables boost

  20 January 2026

  Quakers in Britain have welcomed the UK government's record auction for renewable energy, saying it shows progress towards a cleaner and fairer energy system.

• Quakers mark UN anniversary and warn world cooperation is under threat

  19 January 2026

  Quakers in Britain joined a historic gathering at Methodist Central Hall in London this weekend to mark 80 years since the first United Nations General Assembly.

• Quakers publish guide to help challenge antisemitism

  13 January 2026

  Recent attacks in Heaton Park, Manchester, and on Bondi Beach, Sydney, have underlined the deadly consequences of antisemitism.

• Quakers urge parliament to curb increasingly repressive protest laws

  9 January 2026

  Quakers in Britain have urged politicians to curb increasingly repressive protest laws, warning that recent and proposed legislation is preventing them from practising their faith.

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