"After careful consideration, I've only agreed to postpone elections in places where this is central to our manifesto promise to deliver devolution," she said.
More than 48,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israel's military action, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.Harvard University President Alan Garber has apologised following the release of internal reports into antisemitic and anti-Muslim prejudice at America's oldest university.
The reports included testimony from students who described feeling alienated and pressured to conceal their identity from their peers and educators.In response to the findings, Harvard pledged to review its academic offerings and admissions policies - a key demand of the White House, which accuses the Ivy League institution of failure to stamp out campus antisemitism.Two taskforces were established to look into bias at Harvard in the aftermath of last year's pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Gaza war.
"I'm sorry for the moments when we failed to meet the high expectations we rightfully set for our community," Dr Garberon Tuesday accompanying the reports.
He said the Hamas attack on Israel of 7 October 2023, and the ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza unleashed "long-simmering tensions" on Harvard's campus.
"Members of our community reported incidents that led them to feel targeted and shunned on the basis of their identities," Dr Garber said.The watchdog is then aiming to provide an updated code of practice to the government for ministerial approval by the end of June.
A spokesperson for the EHRC said: "The law is as set out in the Supreme Court's very readable judgment and is effective immediately."Employers, service providers and others with duties under the Equality Act must follow the law and should take appropriate specialist legal advice where necessary.
"But we know many people have questions about the consequences of the judgment and what it means for them, which is why we issued this [guidance] in the interim."The spokesperson added: "We remain committed to promoting equality and tackling discrimination in all its forms."