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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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Several defence repair sites are to close with the loss of up to 2,000 jobs, the government has announced. Armed forces minister Adam Ingram told the Commons it was “with great regret” he delivered the news, but that it was necessary for the modernisation of the armed forces to make them “fit for the 21st… Read more »
The government is gearing up for a battle over controversial legislation to allow on-the-run terrorist suspects back to Northern Ireland, to be published today. The new bill would put in place a judicial process whereby fugitives convicted before the Good Friday agreement in 1998 could return home without serving a day in prison. It has… Read more »
