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Labour moves ahead with gambling reforms

The Leader of the House, Peter Hain, yesterday told Parliament that a bill to shake-up the UK’s gambling laws will be put to the Commons ahead of the Queen’s Speech in November. It will then be carried over into the next session. The Gambling Bill could appear on the statute books by the middle of… Read more »

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PM hints at major welfare reforms

Tony Blair has suggested the Government would use a third term in office to help those “languishing on benefits” to find meaningful employment and a way out of the “benefit trap”. Speaking in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Wednesday, at the Policy Network conference on how to rebuild centre-left politics in Europe and beyond,… Read more »