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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »
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The House of Lords voted 214-171 last night in favour of delaying Rishi Sunak’s flagship UK-Rwanda immigration treaty. The votes centred on delay motions from Labour peer Lord Goldsmith, who serves as chairman of the chamber’s International Agreements Committee. Lord Goldsmith’s committee previously presented a report identifying ten sets of issues where “significant additional legal… Read more »
The Safety of Rwanda Bill should make it through the House of Lords “fairly fast”, a minister has claimed this morning after Rishi Sunak’s flagship legislation cleared its House of Commons stages last night. Chris Philp, a Home Office minister, insisted the government would aim for deportation flights to start “as soon as possible”. He… Read more »
