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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson The government has until the end of the day to respond to the information tribunal’s demand that it release Cabinet minutes relating to the Iraq war in 2003. Four weeks ago today the tribunal judged the public interest lay in disclosure rather than maintaining the confidentiality of the formal minutes of meetings… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff We are yet to be a “truly united kingdom” and still face problems of racism despite a decade of action, the mother of Stephen Lawrence said today. Speaking at a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the Macpherson report, which famously accused the Metropolitan police of being institutionally racist, she warned… Read more »
