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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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Gordon Brown addressed an audience at St Paul's Cathedral in London
G20 to agree global banker bonus rules

By politics.co.uk staff This Thursday’s G20 summit will see world leaders agree international rules governing bankers’ bonuses, Gordon Brown has said. The prime minister’s announcement came after he delivered a speech on morality in the global recession to a gathering at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Banking bonuses, which have caused Mr Brown a major… Read more »

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Investigation brought foward to stop sale of MP expenses lists by civil servants
MPs expenses will be investigated ‘immediately’

By Laura MIller The government has brought forward the inquiry into MPs expenses in the wake of a series of embarrassing scandals including Jacqui Smith’s claim for two porn films ordered by her husband. The Committee on Standards and Public Life will defer work on a current enquiry so the new inquiry, which was not… Read more »