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Seven Assisted Dying Bill opponents table 587 amendments between them

Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »

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BASC warns Minister against shotgun–firearms licensing merger

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »

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Senior Kemi Badenoch ally hails Trump and Musk’s ‘refreshing dynamism’

A senior Tory has hailed Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “dynamism”, calling it “relatively refreshing”. Andrew Griffith, a close ally of Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, said the US administration has a got a “clear set of plans” and is willing to confront “some of the big challenges that all Western economies face.” The shadow… Read more »

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Week-in-Review: The Conservatives resemble a zombie party

The Conservative Party survived the general election of 2024 — just. The unthinkable rout foreseen by the dismalest polls did not come to pass. Ed Davey asks two questions at PMQs, not six. Rishi Sunak defied suggestions he could lose his seat; in fact, Richmond and Northallerton today stands as the safest Tory constituency in… Read more »