Bishop urges vigilance on issues following General Election

The Bishop of Portsmouth said he is relieved by the election defeat of political parties committed to liberalising Britain’s abortion laws, but he is “not particularly enthused” by the Conservative Party agenda. In last week’s General Election, the Conservatives gained 47 seats, the largest increase for his party since Margaret Thatcher won a third term... Read More

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December 4, 2019

Lord Alton calls on voters to put conscience before party dogma

Voters should insist that denying the right to life should equally deny a candidate the right to your vote, a Catholic crossbench peer has said. Lord David Alton of Liverpool warned political parties and their candidates that they “gravely underestimate millions of the quiet people of Britain” when they assume that no-one reads the small... Read More

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November 26, 2019

Liberal Democrats’ manifesto pledge based on lie that access to abortion is a human right, say pro-lifers

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to ‘decriminalise’ abortion through to 24-weeks right across the UK in their recently released manifesto. The party also promised to impose draconian censorship zones around clinics and provide free abortions for foreign nationals. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has slammed the Liberal Democrats’ commitments, noting that... Read More

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