Immigration
After a successful campaign to improve the safe space provisions in the Health and Care Bill, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explains why this is a step forward for patient safety. Following its return from the House of Lords to the House of Commons this week, both chambers have now agreed that coroners should not routinely… Read more »
Research by new longevity think tank Phoenix Insights reveals millions at risk of struggling later in life without fresh interventions Data from inaugural Longer Lives Index finds over 10 million people fear their ability to stay in work up to retirement 7 million people expect to rely significantly on money from friends and family in… Read more »
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The Home Office has been strongly criticised for spending £33 million on asylum centres which were never built. Around £28 million of this was wasted on one flagship centre at Bicester, near Oxford, which was abandoned in 2005 amid rising costs and fierce opposition from residents and human rights groups. A report by the National… Read more »
Nigel Hastilow has stepped down as the Conservative party’s candidate for his constituency after claiming Enoch Powell “was right” on immigration. Mr Hastilow, who had sought to become the MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, made the announcement after meeting with party chairman Caroline Spelman today. He had written in a local paper that he… Read more »