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MPs finish Report Stage Debate on Assisted Dying Bill

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 »

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MDU welcomes increased NHS spending in government’s 2025 Spending Review

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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Britain can endure the government's spending cuts without risking its credit rating, according to Moody's
Spending Review: Britain keeps AAA rating

by Peter Wozniak The government’s spending cuts do not threaten Britain’s credit rating, according to Moody’s Investors Service, which maintained the UK as a AAA-rated country. The ratings agency, one of the world’s largest, argued that although the AAA status could still be downgraded in the future, the UK’s economy is strong enough to endure… Read more »

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Clegg watches proceedings at the Lib Dem conference. The party leadership will be troubled by the vote.
Lib Dems rebel over free schools

By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat activists have defeated their leadership over coalition plans for free schools and academies. In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather’s attempt to water down a motion stating that “conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools… Read more »