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Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
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Gordon Brown has once again been dragged into a row with David Cameron over his refusal to name the date. The opposition leader used his weekly confrontation with the prime minister in the Commons to challenge him to confirm when he was first aware illegal immigrants had been cleared to work in security agencies. Mr… Read more »
The home secretary has appeared before MPs to unpick the latest Home Office “spin” row. The Home Office has been accused of quashing evidence 5,000 illegal immigrants had been cleared to work in security because it thought the story would not be played “positively” by the media. The Conservatives have accused Jacqui Smith of covering… Read more »
