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Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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Two of the country’s top analysts offer their suggestions for the year ahead. Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the left-of-centre Fabian Society trades opinion with Anthony Brown, director of the right-of-centre Policy Exchange. The first question you have to ask is how far Gordon Brown remains in control of his political future. With an increasingly… Read more »
Labour have dropped to fifth place in the Henley by-election, with the Tories safely retaining Boris Johnson’s old seat. The result will leave an indelible mark on Gordon Brown’s first anniversary in power. Labour polled beneath the BNP and the Greens and their candidate lost his deposit with only 1,066 votes. John Howell, the local… Read more »
