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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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The government will be warned later this year of the significant threat posed to British security by biological weapons. A warning of the profound security implications of the worldwide biotechnology revolution is expected to be a key tenet of a major counterterrorism report out later this year. The Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) national… Read more »
UK citizens who commit sex offences abroad will face prosecution when they return to the UK – even if the act was legal in the country in which it took place. The tough new legislation comes as part of the government’s new Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which is due to become law on… Read more »
