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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By Alex Stevenson John Hutton is resigning from the government, becoming the fourth Cabinet minister to do so in as many days. The news came as Gordon Brown began his much-anticipated reshuffle in Downing Street. politics.co.uk understands Mr Hutton wanted to leave the government but did not want to destabilise the prime minister. His resignation… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Rumours that the prime minister might be quitting sent the pound tumbling against the dollar and the euro this morning. The pound was heading for its biggest weekly decline against the dollar since April, a clear reaction to the current uncertainty in the government. Against the dollar, the pound slid to a… Read more »
