UK Parliament Archives

Northern Ireland bishops oppose UK plan to impose abortion regime

Mar 23, 2021

Northern Ireland’s Catholic bishops say they are “deeply concerned” over plans of the London government to force the Northern Ireland Minister of Health to implement “some of the most extreme and liberal abortion services on these islands.”

By Charles Collins

UK Church leaders call on Parliament to save foreign aid budget

Mar 3, 2021

Church leaders in Britain and Ireland are calling on the UK government to keep its pledge to spend 0.7 percent of its Gross National Income on international aid and development.

By Charles Collins

N. Irish politician defends himself after criticism for ‘Catholic IRA’ comment

Jan 29, 2021

A Northern Ireland member of parliament stands by his remarks about the “Catholic IRA” while the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at the UK Parliament was questioning Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Wednesday.

By Charles Collins

UK lawmakers debate ‘genocide’ clause to China trade deals

Jan 20, 2021

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson narrowly avoided a defeat in Parliament on Tuesday after lawmakers voted against a controversial proposal seeking to bar trade deals with any country deemed by the UK High Court to be committing genocide. The amendment to the government’s post-Brexit trade bill was largely

By Sylvia Hui

More than 100 UK lawmakers condemn China over Uighurs abuse

Sep 9, 2020

More than 100 British lawmakers signed a letter to the Chinese ambassador Wednesday condemning what they described as “a systematic and calculated programme of ethnic cleansing against the Uighur people” in China’s far western Xinjiang region.

By Associated Press

Attempt to ‘hijack’ Domestic Abuse Bill to liberalize UK abortion law fails

Jul 7, 2020

Pro-life groups in the UK expressing relief after the failure of an attempt to “hijack” the Domestic Abuse Bill to liberalize the country’s abortion laws.

By Charles Collins

Proposed UK abortion changes could violate conscience rights, bioethics center says

Jul 5, 2020

Proposed amendments to a domestic abuse bill that would open up Britain to abortion on demand up to the 28th week of pregnancy would also lead to the violation of conscience rights for medical workers, the UK’s leading Catholic bioethics think tank is warning.

By Charles Collins

UK Pro-life leaders warn against ‘hijack’ of Domestic Abuse Bill to liberalize abortion law

Jul 2, 2020

A proposed amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill would lead to abortion on demand until the 28th week of pregnancy in England and Wales, according to pro-life leaders.

By Charles Collins