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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »

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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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The Christian BA check-in employee banned from wearing a cross on a chain at work will take her case to a legal hearing today.
BA fight religious discrimination appeal hearing

By politics.co.uk staff The Christian BA check-in employee banned from wearing a cross on a chain at work will take her case to a legal hearing today. Nadia Eweida is fighting to take the airline to the Court of Appeal but needs to win this hearing first as otherwise she will be forced to pay… Read more »

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A cheery new year on the way?
Recession ‘could end by Christmas’

By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown’s political fortunes were given a boost today as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said the recession could be over by Christmas. The news could not come at a better time for the prime minister as he attempted to rally his troops ahead of next week’s Labour party conference in… Read more »