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As Labour prepares for its first party conference in Liverpool since winning the election a coalition of trade unionists, academics, football fans, right to food campaigners and the Bishop of Liverpool have written an open letter to Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, calling for an end Foodbank Britain and warning him not to normalise food banks. Organised… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has urged the Scottish Government to ‘avoid pursuing’ DMNROs in the proposed new Natural Environment Bill. The bill was included in the Programme for Government, set out by First Minister John Swinney last week. The government has also now published its analysis of the responses to the… Read more »
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A senior Conservative has urged the prime minister to rethink the government’s international deportations plan with Rwanda, calling it a “knee jerk” reaction which, in its current form, “offends the innate British instinct of justice”. Robert Buckland, who served as justice secretary from 2019 to 2021 and later as Welsh secretary, has called on the… Read more »
Grant Shapps has insisted said he will “fight” for a higher budget for the Ministry of Defence “in my own way”. The defence secretary, who was appointed to the role last Thursday, was asked on Sky News if he will be continue his predecessor Ben Wallace’s legacy of lobbying for more defence funding. As defence… Read more »
