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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has today called for the new government to focus on the unsustainable cost of clinical negligence claims and to prioritise proposals for legal reform following the publication of NHS Resolution’s (NHSR) Annual report for 2023/24. The report found that in 2023/24 NHS Resolution, the body responsible for clinical negligence claims against GPs… Read more »
A Bill that proposes to legalise assisted dying for adults of sound mind who have six or fewer months left to live has secured second place in the House of Lords private member’s bill ballot. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill is being put forward by Lord Falconer, and unlike previous bills, has… Read more »
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Robert Jenrick has resigned from his post as immigration minister over the government’s Rwanda plan. Home secretary James Cleverly confirmed his colleague’s departure following concerted questioning in the House of Commons this evening. Chris Bryant: ‘Has Jenrick resigned because Rwanda bill is crazy or because he doesn’t think it’s crazy enough?’ Speculation mounted after Jenrick… Read more »
Boris Johnson faced his first day of questioning at the Covid inquiry today. In his opening remarks, the former prime minister, who was at the helm throughout the pandemic, apologised “for the pain and the loss” that families experienced during the pandemic. He told the inquiry: “By your leave can I just say how glad… Read more »
