Constitutional Reform
A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
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Eventful week this week. There’s that little business of the emergency Budget which you might have heard about. That gets revealed on Tuesday, but expect people to be talking about it all week. On Monday the news agenda will be dominated by the build up, but it’s worth trying to catch a look at Jeremy… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley is set to appear in court today on expenses charges. The Labour MP will appear before City of Westminster magistrates court for the first appearance of his case, which relates to false accounting charges. He is unlikely to attempt to use parliamentary privilege to defend himself, as… Read more »
