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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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The BBC has today unveiled the members of its new trust, charged with ensuring the corporation delivers “public value” and does not squeeze competitors out of the market. Eight new members will join the chairman, Michael Grade, and three former BBC governors from November 1st in holding to account the new managerial board that will… Read more »
The BBC must not be allowed to crowd out independent media companies as it expands its services, George Osborne warned today. The shadow chancellor cited the corporation’s plan to launch more local programmes as a one example, saying it could have a “ruinous” effect on local newspapers and radio. Mr Osborne also pointed to the… Read more »
