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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.
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Armed Forces Day pulls plug on peace stall
1 July 2026
Peace campaigners were banned from the national Armed Forces Day event at the last minute this year while the celebration of tanks, helicopters and weapons built to kill went ahead.
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Quakers welcome conversion practice ban, but warn of loopholes
1 July 2026
Quakers in Britain have welcomed a government draft bill banning conversion practices in England and Wales but warn its current form leaves some room for abuse to continue.