Constitutional Reform
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
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A candidate for the Labour deputy leadership has called for an 80 per cent elected House of Lords and for party leaders to lose the power to nominate peers. Hilary Benn, the international development secretary, said the vast majority of people in the upper House should be elected and the remainder co-opted by members on… Read more »
The policeman investigating the loans for peerages row has said he has uncovered “significant and valuable material”. In a letter to MPs, Metropolitan police assistant commissioner John Yates says he expects to pass a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in January. However he notes this is “subject to any additional lines of investigation… Read more »
