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What is conversion therapy and will it be banned in the UK?

What is the practice, how many people have experienced it, and does it have a future in the UK?

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson forced to rapidly backtrack on U-turn over gay conversion therapy ban after furious backlash

PM backs down amid anger from Tory MPs but trans people left out of planned ban, reports say

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘backtracks on conversion therapy ban’ following furious backlash

PM is said to have ‘changed his mind’ after it was announced ministers had dropped plans to legislate to outlaw the practice.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson abandons plans to ban conversion therapy as campaigners slam U-turn

LGBT rights activists have criticised Johnson and say his decision will 'horrify people right across the country'.

Daily Record

Millions from LGBT community ‘thrown under the bus’ by Johnson

An LGBT campaigner within the Church of England, charity Mind and the British Medical Association have condemned the U-turn on conversion therapy.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson sparks uproar by dropping plans to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

Critics have rounded on the PM, saying the move is ‘an utter betrayal of the LGBT+ community’

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson drops plan to ban conversion therapy in 'utter betrayal' of LGBT people

The move was condemned as giving a "green light to a form of torture" and an "utter betrayal" of the LGBT+ community

Daily Mirror

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Boris Johnson backtracks over LGBT conversion practices ban after backlash

Leaked document had suggested plans to ban practices were being ditched despite repeated promises

The Guardian - UK

Johnson drops plans to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

A Government spokesman said ministers would look at ‘other non-legislative measures’ to stop the practice.

The Independent UK

6 bits of bad news slipped out by the Tories hours before the Easter holiday

It's 'Take Out the Trash Day' - when the government rushes out a flurry of announcements hours before Parliament rises

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson abandons plan to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy

PM accused of ‘utter betrayal’ which will put lives at risk following major U-turn

The Independent UK

Bat out of belfry most likely a bird

Brief letters: Bat droppings | Notable Rothschild women | Simple Minds | Boris Johnson | Winning strategy

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened

Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices

The Guardian - UK

$Energy crisis: UK delays closure of shale gas wells in major fracking U-turn$

Energy crisis: UK delays closure of shale gas wells in major fracking U-turn

Labour branded the decision 'appalling' and accused the Government of pressuring the regulator to give a reprieve to fracking firm Cuadrilla

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The Independent UK

UK most responsive to what we are asking for, says Ukrainian MP

Inna Sovsun, the deputy leader of the Holos Party, said her country needs weapons to remove Russia from its territory.

The Hindu

We will not tell India what to do on sanctions against Russia, says British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Ahead of a likely visit by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April, British Foreign Secretary Liz

Manchester Evening News

Fracking could still happen in Lancashire - as firm told not to close wells

Regulators have lifted an order requiring the wells to be capped

The Guardian - UK

Public should know if PM’s wife gets police fine, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader says No 10 should own up if Carrie Johnson gets fixed-penalty notice over lockdown parties

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The Independent UK

Government will consider public interest in releasing Lebedev advice

No 10 said the Government would respond in due course.

The Conversation

Can nuclear power secure a path to net zero?

What’s holding up the UK government’s strategy for securing the country’s energy supply in light of the Russia-Ukraine war and soaring market prices of oil and gas? According to The Guardian, a split between the prime minister, Boris Johnson, and chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, over proposals for new…

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Sajid Javid takes swipe at top Tories as ministers admit law was broken

Scotland Yard revealed on Tuesday that 20 fixed penalty notices would be handed to people who attended law-breaking gatherings during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Any Carrie fine over Partygate should be made public, says Keir Starmer

Downing Street say that only fines for PM or civil service boss will be revealed

The Independent UK

‘Facts not in dispute’ over whether fines mean laws were broken – No 10

Downing Street said the Prime Minister’s ‘position’ prevented him from commenting until the partygate investigation is over.

The Independent UK

Brexit: Ministers told to delay new checks in July to prevent ‘collapse’ in trade

Extra import controls will be ‘impossible’ for small businesses, says food industry chief

Daily Mirror

PM's wife Carrie Johnson 'should be named' if fined over No10 parties, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the public should be told if the Prime Minister's wife Carrie Johnson receives a fixed penalty notice for lockdown breaches

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