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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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Three winners will get to lobby the Cabinet
Young people gain government’s ear

By Alex Stevenson A new initiative is handing young people the opportunity to lobby members of the Cabinet directly. Social networking website Bebo’s Take Your Ideas To The Top campaign will find three winners who will present their suggestions on crime, careers and climate change to members of the Cabinet. In a bid to make… Read more »

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Is this expenses MPs' future?
Prison threat hangs over expenses MPs

By Alex Stevenson The worst offenders of the recent expenses scandal should be jailed, an MP has claimed. Plaid Cymru’s Elfyn Lwyd told BBC1’s Question Time programme last night he expected as many as four MPs could find themselves behind bars for their abuses of the expenses system. Mr Lwyd is a member of the… Read more »