A number of high-profile names have expressed their opposition, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

The policy currently restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.

Alex Allinson said he wanted an assurance that the ‘rate of progress for assent is neither anomalous nor been subject to any artificial impediment’.

Backers say the Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King’s Speech.

Backers have said rarely used legislation could get the Bill through, but opponents say the proposals are unsafe and pose a risk to the vulnerable.

Dame Sarah Mullally has been legally confirmed as the new top bishop in the Church of England after a heckler briefly interrupted the ceremony.

Dame Sarah Mullally was pictured speaking with Charles on Sunday after she delivered a sermon at a service on his Sandringham estate.

Dame Sarah Mullally was officially named in October as the first woman to be chosen as the top archbishop.

Dame Sarah Mullally is replacing Justin Welby in the Church’s top ministry role after he resigned more than a year ago over safeguarding failures.

Synod members are being urged to glorify God using the gifts of creation ‘in a way that works with nature, not against it’.

The letter is also signed by Esther Ghey, whose 16-year-old daughter Brianna was murdered by two teenagers in 2023.

The Ministry of Justice has written to the Isle of Man Government about the island’s Assisted Dying Bill 12 times.

John Perumbalath stepped down as bishop of Liverpool without any admission of fault or liability in January 2025.

Dame Sarah will become the Church of England’s top bishop in a ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on January 28.

A Supreme Court ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

Archbishop-elect Richard Moth was asked about migration, assisted dying and safeguarding in his first public appearance in the new role.

He is the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, replacing Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

The Levy review visited nine clinics since it was formally launched in July last year to look at their effectiveness, safety and stability.

Dame Rachel de Souza’s comments came as she launched a new guide offering parents tips and advice for online safety, as well as around screen time.