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Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »
BASC has welcomed a government decision to launch a public consultation on a proposal to remove sound moderators from firearms licensing controls. Launched today, the Home Office consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the definition of firearm in section 57(1)(d) of the Firearms Act 1968, removing the reference to sound moderators. Currently, sound moderators… Read more »
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Consumer price index (CPI) inflation hit 9 per cent last month, its highest rate in four decades. CPI Inflation rose by 2 percentage points between March and April this year – the sharpest monthly increase since 1980. The Bank of England previously said inflation could hit 10 per cent by the end of 2022. This… Read more »
This afternoon foreign secretary Liz Truss has said the government intends to bring forward changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, should EU negotiations continue to stall. Truss said that the government’s “first priority” was maintaining the Good Friday Agreement “in all its dimensions”. She said Westminster felt the Agreement remains “under strain” and that they… Read more »
