Sentences with phrase «welcomed by campaigners»

It has been welcomed by campaigners as a first step, but Iain Duncan Smith, the former work and pensions secretary, has said it does not go far enough.

The move, which will end the practice of silencing NHS staff via clauses in their severance packages, is being welcomed by campaigners but is unlikely to help Nicholson's prospects.

Plans to reform the tax credit system to make it more flexible and reduce the scope for overpayments have been broadly welcomed by campaigners.

The committee's latest report has been welcomed by campaigners including Girlguiding UK and the Fawcett Society, which has warned that proposed boundary changes could make things even worse for women looking to get into politics.

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The move made it the first branch of the Anglican faith in the UK to allow same - sex marriage and was welcomed by equal rights campaigners.

The minimum 50p per unit price, delayed for six years by a legal challenge led by the Scotch Whisky Association, has been welcomed by the medical professional and health campaigners as the biggest breakthrough in public health since the ban on smoking in public.

Food campaigners have cautiously welcomed an announcement by the food giant that makes Dolmio pasta sauces that it will be advising consumers to eat the products only occasionally amid suspicions that the headline - grabbing move pre-empts the government's childhood obesity strategy.

Antenatal tutor Noreen Hart from the National Childbirth Trust (which organised a family fun day in June 2010 to support the initiative) said: «During the last 12 months campaigners have been working closely with Wiltshire Community Health Services» midwifery team and the suggestion of partners having the opportunity of staying the first night after birth was welcomed by all involved in maternity services.

The news has been welcomed by disability rights campaigners and health groups, who say the new changes will improve access to justice.

These recommendations will be welcomed by opposition parties, Labour backbenchers and civil rights campaigners, who have long argued for the element of intent to be included in the terrorism proposals.

The long - awaited alcohol strategy is also set to introduce minimum pricing, probably at 40p a unit, in a move which will be enthusiastically welcomed by health campaigners.

It's welcomed by anti-poverty campaigners as a means of redistributing the grossly unequal manner in which the world's resources are currently divided.

The lord chief justice's comments will be welcomed by prison campaigners, who argue that it is impossible to rehabilitate prisoners properly when they are held in overcrowded prisoners.

The move, announced today, has been widely welcomed by climate change campaigners.

Whilst there has been opposition from anti-CCTV campaigners, the use of surveillance in the classroom is often welcomed by students, staff and parents alike, with a reported 90 per cent of secondary schools in the UK now using them.

While tending to attract staunch opposition from anti-CCTV campaigners, surveillance in the classroom is most often welcomed by students, staff and parents alike.

The cash boost will be welcomed by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) campaigners, including popstar Will Young (pictured) who made a passionate plea at the Festival of Education last month for more funding.

Still, the decision to stop serving shark fin soup at official functions was welcomed by environmental campaigners.

The move to increase renewable energy use and the transparency Facebook have shown about energy usage and carbon footprint has been welcomed by top eco campaigners, Greenpeace International.

Trump's Energy Independence Executive Order effectively suspends over six measures ratified by his predecessor, and though businesses have welcomed the move, environmental campaigners and many world leaders have condemned the action.

Campaigners welcomed the decision, which they warned could have criminalised mothers who drink during pregnancy or even, by extension, engage in other behaviour that could harm the unborn child.