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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Town halls face cuts across England
Union fears 200k job losses

By politics.co.uk staff The GMB union has more than doubled its forecast for the number of jobs at risk from council lay-offs. Before Christmas its national secretary for public services said over 87,000 posts are under threat. Now his union is predicting up to 200,000 council jobs could be axed across England. While the bulk… Read more »

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Dark days for the Lib Dems
Lib Dem support hits rock bottom

By Ian Dunt The Liberal Democrats faced a depressing start to the political year today, after a poll of polls revealed the party’s support had hit rock bottom. A weighted average of surveys from ComRes, ICM, Ipsos MORI and YouGov by the Independent put the party on just 11%, its lowest level since it was… Read more »