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Project unclear: why we don’t know what effect Brexit would have on migration

As the UK's referendum on EU membership approaches, the debate over the pros and cons of leaving has intensified, write the Migration Observatory team at the University of Oxford. After more than a decade of elevated migration from EU countries, the free movement of people has been a defining issue in this debate. But while there has been much speculation about how Brexit might affect migration to and from the UK and what the social and economic consequences of such changes might be, the outcomes of Brexit are uncertain.

12 May 2016
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#Intogether’s National Day of Action to make positive case to remain in the EU

With the local elections behind us, the time has come to turn our full attention as a Party to the upcoming Europe Referendum which is just 6 weeks away. On 23rd June, Britain must decide what kind of country we want to be: inward-looking and cut off from the world or proudly leading from the front, at the heart of Europe. Tonight, Tim Farron, speaking in London, will make the positive, progressive case for Britain remaining in Europe, recognising the future benefits of close relations with our neighbours and natural partners, and how investing in each other's economies and sharing in prosperity can make Britain even greater than it is now.

IG
12 May 2016
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Full academisation of schools still a reality, despite Government U-turn, think tank confirms

The Government has said it will bring forward legislation that all schools will be made to convert in cases where the local authority 'can no longer viably support its remaining schools' Full academisation of England's schools is still a reality, an independent think tank has confirmed, despite a Government U-turn on the policy. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced last week that the Government was abandoning its controversial scheme to force schools to convert to academy status, following widespread threats of strike action from school leaders over the plans.

RP
12 May 2016
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Baroness Bakewell: In the final days of the Housing Bill, peers fight for quality

Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson, Baroness Bakewell, warns the proposed Lords' amendments to the Housing Bill are necessary "to soften the bill's hard edges." Some people might be surprised to hear that the Government's Housing Bill is not over yet. It feels like it has been going on for a very long time, not least to those of us who have been attacking it. But the reason why it's not over is because the Lords have been digging their heels in, demanding concessions to soften the bill's hard edges, and refusing to give up.

BCB
12 May 2016
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