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MRP poll shows every constituency backs assisted dying

A new multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) poll of 7,000 British adults has shown that in every constituency bar one, most people support legalising assisted dying for the terminally ill and incurably suffering. Humanists UK commissioned the poll from Electoral Calculus, and is releasing it to coincide with Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill…. Read more »

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Medical Defence Union sponsors NHS Parliamentary Awards

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is delighted to announce it’s sponsorship of the upcoming NHS Parliamentary Awards ceremony which will be held in Westminster on Monday 14 October 2024. The NHS Parliamentary Awards were created in 2018 for health and care organisations as well as MPs to celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements of staff, volunteers and others working… Read more »

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A Facebook group calling for Theresa May to be sacked as equalities minister has attracted more than 30,000 people
‘Sack Theresa May’ says Facebook group

By politics.co.uk staff More than 30,000 people have joined a Facebook group requesting the resignation of equality minister Theresa May over her voting record on gay rights. A further 10,000 have signed a related petition demanding the same thing. Conservative MP Ms May became only the country’s second-ever female home secretary when named in David… Read more »

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Discontent among backbench MPs could prove tricky for the Speaker and governmnet
Backbench rumblings could spell trouble for Speaker

By politics.co.uk staff Backbench Tory MPs are already predicting trouble ahead for the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition – with Speaker John Bercow also looking vulnerable. Two Conservative backbenchers have already spoken out about their concerns with the coalition. Newly elected MP for South Dorset Richard Drax said he thinks the alliance between David Cameron and… Read more »