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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The Cabinet is to meet in Leeds later today on the second of its meetings outside London. Gordon Brown’s government will meet at the city’s Royal Armouries building for their first meeting since the Pre-Budget Report was announced on Monday. Ministers will then disperse around Yorkshire as the prime minister seeks to re-engage government with… Read more »
The chair of the home affairs committee, Keith Vaz, has tabled a discussion on the arrest of Damian Green for the committee’s next meeting. “We are totally in the dark about what this is about,” Mr Vaz said. The move marks the end of a day that saw Westminster shaken by the arrest. Mr Green,… Read more »
