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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Chris Huhne has defended his decision to give way to Tory policy on nuclear power to a skeptical Lib Dem audience. In his key note speech to the party conference in Liverpool, the energy and climate change secretary delivered a passionate defense of his decision to back down on his opposition to… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak and Ian Dunt The anger directed at Tony Hayward following the Gulf oil spill was “entirely understandable”, he has said. Asked if he recognised any communications failings in the wake of the spill by the Commons energy committee, Mr Haward replied: “Given the scale of this tragedy the emotion and anger in… Read more »
