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MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
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Welcome to politics.co.uk’s as-it-happens page. Here, you can keep up to date with speech, debates and major political events live, in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest developments. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. By Ian Dunt 11:00 – Just under an… Read more »

Gordon Brown’s political instincts were working well when he attempted to keep the Iraq inquiry private. It took less than half an hour before uncomfortable truths began to emerge. By Alex Stevenson The prime minister’s initial proposal was that the entirety of Sir John Chilcot’s work would be carried out behind closed doors. A huge… Read more »









