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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Labour's Lord Paul follows Lord Ashcroft announcement
Audio: Dog attack MP tells her story

Listen to dog attack victim Betty Williams, Labour’s MP for Conwy, describe the moment she was bitten by a Rottweiler – and criticises the government’s proposals on dangerous dogs: ‘Dog Asbos’ for dangerous pets

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Labour's Lord Paul follows Lord Ashcroft announcement
Labour peer abandons non-dom status

By Alex Stevenson The row over Tory donor Michael Ashcroft’s tax status has prompted Labour’s longstanding party donor Swraj Paul to announce his decision to end his ‘non-dom’ status. In an interview with the New Statesman, Lord Paul of Marylebone said he planned to begin paying income tax on all his earnings from the start… Read more »