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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Shadow home secretary Alan Johnson could copy David Davis by quitting the Commons to fight a single-issue by-election. Mr Davis, who was in the same position when he dramatically resigned his post over the issue of pre-charge detention, has not returned to frontline politics since. But the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported Mr… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Officials within the Treasury are awaiting the launch of the Office of Budget Responsibility, when George Osborne is expected to tear apart its record of economic forecasting. The chancellor spent much of his time on the opposition benches attacking the accuracy of his predecessor Alistair Darling’s figures. The Labour chancellor was repeatedly… Read more »
