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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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There can be no negotiation on ending the war in Ukraine “without Ukraine”, the UK defence secretary has declared. The comments come after US president Donald Trump said he and Russian premier Vladimir Putin had agreed to start negotiations on ending the war “immediately”. Responding to Trump’s comments on Wednesday, John Healey described Nato’s job… Read more »
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has warned that recent changes to immigration rules that bar anyone entering the UK illegally from ever getting British citizenship will “strengthen” Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The Home Office’s good character guidance, updated on Monday, now says that entering the UK illegally will “normally” result in a refused citizenship… Read more »
