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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Rishi Sunak was dealt a significant blow to his authority yesterday as 60 Conservative MPs voted in favour of changes to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. Overall, 68 MPs voted for the amendment put forward by Conservative backbencher Sir Bill Cash, seeking to ensure UK and international law cannot be used to… Read more »
Rachel Reeves will blame Brexit and “turmoil” under Liz Truss for landing Britain with a “weak” economy in a speech to representatives in Davos today. In a breakfast meeting hosted by the US investment bank JP Morgan, the shadow chancellor will vow to restore Britain’s reputation as a place to do business, declaring that boosting… Read more »