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A new multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) poll of 7,000 British adults has shown that in every constituency bar one, most people support legalising assisted dying for the terminally ill and incurably suffering. Humanists UK commissioned the poll from Electoral Calculus, and is releasing it to coincide with Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill…. Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is delighted to announce it’s sponsorship of the upcoming NHS Parliamentary Awards ceremony which will be held in Westminster on Monday 14 October 2024. The NHS Parliamentary Awards were created in 2018 for health and care organisations as well as MPs to celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements of staff, volunteers and others working… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Ministry of Justice officials are starting preparatory work to examine how Jack Straw’s “quasi-judicial” role in pardoning Michael Shields can be made a one-off. The justice secretary freed 22-year-old Mr Shields, who spent four years behind bars after being convicted of attacking a barman by a Bulgarian court, yesterday. Mr Straw admitted… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Police taking samples of children’s DNA without written consent are legally committing assault, according to the government’s own ethics group. The National DNA Database Ethics Group, appointed by the home secretary and chaired by Professor Peter Hutton, has launched a robust attack on many facets of the DNA programme. The group is… Read more »
