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Six times as many people trust health professionals than David Cameron and Andrew Lansley (60 per cent – 10 per cent) over their health reforms and 68 per cent want the government to publish its own risk register on the reforms.

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The Trade Union Reform Campaign (TURC) is a vehicle for discredited Tories to pursue an ultra-right wing agenda, but it is the true face of the Tory party, warns Unite.

Countryside Alliance welcomes Number 10 response to Peterlee shootings

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NHF: Poorest will lose out on fuel poverty fund but will still have to pay for it

Millions of the country’s poorest families could end up not benefiting from a flagship government fund aimed at tackling fuel poverty expected to be announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change tomorrow – even though they will have to pay a surcharge on their energy bills for it.

Unlock Democracy: David Cameron must keep his promise to increase the number of female ministers by the end of his first term

The Centre for Women and Democracy, Electoral Reform Society, Fawcett Society, Hansard Society and Unlock Democracy, have joined forces to launch Counting Women In, a new campaign calling for David Cameron to keep his promise to have 1/3 of his ministers be women by the end of his first term as Prime Minister

IET comment on Energy and Climate Change Committee report on Energy Security

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), commends today’s report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee as comprehensive and hard-hitting.

United Response: There is an alternative

ASL report calls for government to end institutional care

IET: Energy – The Big Six: comment from Europe’s largest engineers’ group

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe’s largest engineers’ body, with 150,000 members in 127 countries, has commented on the recent summit held by Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Chris Huhne, with the six biggest power firms, consumer groups, and the regulator Ofgem.

Unite's reaction to David Cameron's speech at the Conservative party conference

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Theresa May is expected to pile more tension on the coalition by repeating her call for the Human Rights Act to be scrapped today.

In a speech to Conservative party conference this afternoon, Ms May will announce government plans to alter Article 8 of the Act, particularly a clause which protects the 'right to a family life', but which sometimes stalls the deportation of foreign criminals.

Prime minister David Cameron backs the home secretary's plans and called for the act to be replaced with a UK bill of rights – a plan which featured prominently in the Conservatives' 2010 election manifesto.

However, the Conservative'’ coalition partners remain fiercely opposed to any changes to the current law and Chris Huhne, the Lib Dem energy secretary, said: "If Conservative backbenchers persist in wanting to tear up the European Convention on Human Rights, then I can foresee a time when this party would be extremely uncomfortable in coalition."

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Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?

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BHA: The Marriage Debate - ‘This house would legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales'

Two weeks before the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, ‘This House Would Legalise Same-Sex Marriage’.

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Grieve: Human Rights Act needs rational discussion

Clegg: Human Rights Act here to stay

May: Human Rights Act needs to go

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No 10 unleashes Tory gay marriage opposition with free vote move

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Must try harder: £35bn remains in uncollected tax

Leveson vs Paxman: 'You could become an irrelevance'

Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"

Rees-Mogg: Coalition can't fix Britain

The Watson/Mensch love-in continues… sort of

Pseudo facts? New London Assembly gets off to a rocky start

Beecroft stings 'socialist' Cable

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