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MDU initiative sees foundation doctor members raise over £30,000 for the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network

Foundation Year 1 members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £30,000 which will be divided between the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network, two charities which provide health, wellbeing and financial support to doctors and medical students across the UK. The MDU reduced the first-year subscription from £10 to £5 for… Read more »

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Government to take firmer stance on religious ‘conversion therapy’

Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »

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Brown wants statement of British values
Brown stresses Britishness over ‘English question’

Gordon Brown today denied suggestions an “English question” hangs over his premiership. Addressing the Commons liaison committee, Mr Brown rejected calls for a separate English parliament. Instead he quoted a recent opinion poll showing English support for the union is “very high indeed”. “With the whole of the UK there is a recognition of the… Read more »

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Lib Dems say data loss undermines ID card scheme
Latest security lapse ‘damages govt’s ID card scheme’

The loss of thousands more people’s personal records in the post undermines the government’s case for ID cards, the Liberal Democrats said today. Following the revelation that two computer discs containing the personal information of more than 6,000 motorists have been lost in the post, Alistair Carmichael, Lib Dem Northern Ireland spokesman, said the government… Read more »