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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 »

New YouGov polls show that both the public and MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales. The data has been released on the eve of a House of Commons debate. It shows that support is consistent across all parties and all religious groups, and underlines Humanists UK’s… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The Conservatives have been asked to clarify if they intend to join forces with a Polish party in the European parliament known for its homophobic remarks. Liberal Democrat youth spokesperson Lynne Featherstone has written to shadow foreign secretary William Hague to clarify the matter. “By joining with these people the Tories would… Read more »

By Laura Miller Jacqui Smith will launch the largest ever cross-government public consultation on violence against women and girls today, in a move campaigners hope will end the “postcode lottery of support services”. The Together We Can End Violence against Women and Girls strategy will set out government action to stop violence against women and… Read more »










