* general election 2010
Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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By Aled Thomas Former Labour minister Kate Hoey has held her seat in Vauxhall. Ms Hoey retained the south London seat with 21,498 votes, a majority of 10,651 over her Liberal Democrat rival Caroline Pidgeon, who took 10,847 votes. The result represents a swing of 0.1% to the Liberal Democrats, nowhere near enough to take… Read more »
By Chris Bradley Labour have held their seat safe in Riverside as the Commons’ transport committee chairperson Louise Ellman was re-elected. The announcement came just after 5:00 BST that Ms Ellman had kept her seat for a fourth time with a 14,173 majority of votes (36.5%). Earlier in the night, Ms Ellman told politics.co.uk she… Read more »
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