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 politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown is preparing for his appearance at the Iraq inquiry tomorrow, with families of service personnel keen to see the prime minister answer questions about funding for frontline forces. Mr Brown will appear from 10:00 GMT tomorrow to discuss his role in the invasion of Iraq in 2003, when he was… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Commons’ defence committee says the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) reluctance to discuss future spending is preventing it from scrutinising the department. In its annual assessment of long-term defence projects, the committee said ministers had been “at best confused and unhelpful and at worst deliberately obstructive” when giving evidence on their 2009… Read more »
