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 David Cameron has visited Cumbria, two days after shooting spree killer Derrick Bird murdered 12 people before turning the gun on himself. The prime minister accompanied home secretary Theresa May, who yesterday pledged that the government would not rush to change gun-licensing laws in the wake of the incident. The pair visited… Read more »
By Rebecca Burns The new public administration select committee (Pasc) will be a “pale imitation” of its former self whichever candidate wins the election to be its next chair, Paul Flynn has said. The Newport West MP, a member of the committee from 2005, told politics.co.uk its “heart has been torn out with the loss… Read more »
