Alicia Edmund
Alicia joined the Evangelical Alliance as head of public policy in August 2021. Since then, she has worked on a range of issues from asylum resettlement, refugee integration, poverty relief and religious freedom in the UK and overseas.
Alicia leads the advocacy team’s parliament and Whitehall engagement and is focusing all legislative engagement this year on three core themes: dignity, freedom and justice.
What does a Labour government mean for UK evangelicals?
9 July 2024Alicia Edmund, head of public policy, analyses the Labour Party manifesto and outlines what to expect for the next parliamentary
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Three guiding principles for Christian women ahead of polling day
10 June 2024Alicia Edmund head of public policy, reflects on how our faith can help us discern which candidate to vote for and what will be influencing her vote this election
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Why voting is a start but can’t be where our political engagement ends
22 May 202462% of evangelicals are unlikely to engage in local and national politics following the election.
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Christian politicians share how faith impacts their work
20 March 2024At our recent leadership event, politicians spoke about the difference their faith makes to their life in parliament
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Parliament to vote on abortion being allowed up until birth
18 March 2024Let your MP know attempts to decriminalise abortion puts women and unborn children at greater risk
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Let your MP know attempts to decriminalise abortion puts women and unborn children at greater risk
23 January 2024Two amendments in the Criminal Justice Bill threaten to remove the last explicit legal safeguard protecting both lives in pregnancy.
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Changes to abortion and criminal law put women and unborn children at risk
18 December 2023MPs are seeking to hijack the Criminal Justice Bill and introduce two new clauses that would effectively decriminalise abortion in England and Wales.
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Briefing: Martyn’s Law and how it could impact church services and events
20 November 2023Could a potential law change incur new costs for churches and allow the government to over-regulate premises?
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The King’s Speech: 21 new bills but no mention of conversion therapy
7 November 2023Initial reaction to the King's Speech from Alicia Edmund, our head of public policy
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Spotlight: our advocacy team
3 October 2023Alicia Edmund, our head of public policy, sheds light on how the team are amplifying the voice of the church across the UK
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Westminster round-up: Making sense of it all
21 July 2023As Parliament breaks for the summer, Alicia Edmund, head of policy, recaps on key policy developments and signals what this means going forward
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