Constitutional Reform
The Food and Work Network – a coalition of academics, public health professionals, trade unionists and community activists based at Birkbeck College, University of London – today slammed as “wholly inadequate” the Government’s Food Strategy, Â arguing that “it’s time to declare a National Food Emergency” to reflect the gravity of the situation. The Network has… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff MPs have agreed to change the way their expenses are published. From April 1st their expenses will be published under 26 headings, rather than the current nine, and there will be restrictions on the amount MPs can spend furnishing a second home, capping spending at £2,400 a year. Under the changes, MPs… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A Tory MP has alleged police entered his office in Westminster without a warrant to search for a letter from a constituent. Daniel Kawczynski told the Commons he was informed the police were in his office by staff. Mr Kawczynski told the Commons: “They said they were investigating an important case with… Read more »
