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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 »
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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by Ian Dunt Nearly a quarter of MPs do not bother attending their party conference, according to a survey released today. Thirty per cent of Labour MPs, 18 per cent of Conservatives and 13 per cent of Liberal Democrat MPs said they did not attend conference. The survey, released by consultancy nfpSynergy’s Charity Parliamentary Monitor,… Read more »
By Liz Stephens and Alex Stevenson Peter Mandelson has refused to rule out cuts in some of the government’s flagship programmes as he outlined its spending cuts strategy. The business secretary gave a speech at the London School of Economics where he announced that resources will be switched from “lower to higher priority areas”. Although… Read more »
