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Rules that ban boycotts, divestment and sanctions by public institutions were originally introduced by Sajid Javid in 2016
The government’s ban on boycotts by public institutions may extend to the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS).
The plans to ban investment policy contrary to overall UK foreign and defence policy were laid out in a document published alongside the Queen's Speech last week. They reveal the government will "stop...
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