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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this essential election briefing. With a week having passed since a sodden Rishi Sunak shocked the country by calling a summer election, both the Conservative and Labour campaigns are in full swing. The Tories, for one, have settled on a… Read more »
Diane Abbott has confirmed she has been barred from standing for Labour. The veteran MP confirmed a report in The Times on Tuesday suggesting she’d been banned from standing for the party at the election on 4 July. The story appeared shortly after Abbott had been given back the Labour whip. Speaking to the BBC,… Read more »
