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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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The battle for City Hall is already heating up
Oona King to fight for London Mayor

By politics.co.uk staff Oona King is expected to line herself up as Labour’s challenger against Boris Johnson in the upcoming London Mayoral election. The former Bethnal Green and Bow MP would have to challenge Ken Livingstone for the role. The winner will be decided at the party conference in the autumn, at the same time… Read more »

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Osborne has revealed details of early spending cuts
The ‘Age of Austerity’ begins

By Ian Dunt George Osborne and David Laws have delivered an early taste of battles to come with the first raft of details about spending cuts. As a sweetener to critics, Mr Osborne pledged to ring-fence schools, 16- to 19-year-olds’ education and Sure Start from cuts. But the bulk of the announcement mapped out some… Read more »