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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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Calls grow for Osborne inquiry

The Liberal Democrats have added their voice to Gordon Brown’s call for an investigation into George Osborne’s relationship with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne has written to the chair of the Electoral Commission demanding a full investigation in to the affair or a clarification of the law. The Commission… Read more »

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Dodds angry over govt’s Libya stance

A senior Westminster MP has pledged his determination to continue seeking compensation for the victims of “Libyan-sponsored terrorism” in Britain. Democratic Unionist party deputy leader Nigel Dodds told politics.co.uk his reaction to the government’s stance in a Westminster Hall debate yesterday morning was one of “extreme disappointment”. But he said he would continue to have… Read more »