‘Extreme’ US anti-abortion group ramps up lobbying in Westminster
by Shanti Das, Home affairs correspondent from US news | The Guardian on (#6KWR2)
The UK branch of the Alliance Defending Freedom has increased its spending and is forging ties with key MPs
A rightwing Christian lobby group that wants abortion to be banned has forged ties with an adviser to the prime minister and is drawing up policy briefings for politicians.
The UK branch of the US-based Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has more than doubled its spending since 2020 and been appointed a stakeholder in a parliamentary group on religious freedoms in a role that grants it direct access to MPs.
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