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The UK has elected the most openly non-religious House of Commons in history, with roughly 40% of MPs during their swearing-in ceremony choosing to take the secular affirmation instead of a religious oath to God, up from 24% after the 2019 election. These include the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and 50% of the Cabinet…. Read more »
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Responding to today’s general election result, Dr Michael Devlin, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of professional standards said: “A new government always finds plenty of problems waiting for them on the desk. Sadly, it has become too familiar for us to see a healthcare workforce that is over stretched and under supported. This was reflected… Read more »
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The Labour Party is now more popular than the Conservatives among readers of papers generally considered as sympathetic to the governing party. A new poll conducted by Survation on behalf of the campaigning organisation Best for Britain showed that 37 per cent of voters who get receive their news mostly from Conservative-leaning outlets plan to… Read more »
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A Conservative MP has been suspended from the party after being accused of using campaign funds to pay off “bad people”. Mark Menzies, who represents the constituency of Flyde, is alleged to have used thousands of pounds given by donors to fund medical expenses and to have made a late-night call to an aide asking… Read more »
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