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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Ed Miliband told NickBrown he didn't want him as chief whip today
Ed Miliband makes his first move

By Ian Dunt Ed Miliband made his first move to take control of the Labour party today, when he told Nick Brown he did not want him for the chief whip role. Jim Fitzpatrick was also forced to give up on his attempt to become deputy chief whip. Instead, Ed Miliband asked Rosie Winterton to… Read more »

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David Mundell is Scotland's only Tory MP
Minister probed by police over election expenses

By politics.co.uk staff Police have questioned David Mundell, a junior minister in the Scotland Office, over claims he broke the laws on election spending. The minister, who is Scotland’s only Conservative MP, has refused calls to step down from his role during the investigation. He was interviewed by police on Monday as part of a… Read more »