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Humanists UK has received reassurances from the UK Government that it has no plans to reintroduce laws criminalising blasphemy or restrict freedom of expression around religion. This follows on from a question at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that urged the Prime Minister to introduce a new blasphemy law in the mould of one suggested by Russia, China, and… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in England and Wales has been increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood MP has determined that, with effect from 11 January 2025, the PIDR in England and Wales… Read more »
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Responding to the impending vote of confidence in his leadership, triggered earlier this afternoon, Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith warned MPs that a change of leadership would ‘gravely imperil the party’s prospects at the next election’. It was announced that the 25 letters to the 1922 Committee Chairman Sir Michael Spicer necessary to trigger a… Read more »
Twenty-five Tory MPs have reportedly now written to the chair of the party’s 1922 committee calling for a confidence vote in embattled leader Iain Duncan Smith. Earlier on Tuesday just two MPs had announced that they had penned letters expressing concern about the Conservative leader’s abilities. Mr Duncan Smith challenged MPs on Monday to ‘put… Read more »
