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MPs finish Report Stage Debate on Assisted Dying Bill

MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »

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MDU welcomes increased NHS spending in government’s 2025 Spending Review

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 »

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What would a David Miliband comeback mean for Starmer’s Labour party?

Twelve years on and David Miliband’s loss to his brother Ed during their acrimonious fight to succeed Gordon Brown still feels raw. The unlikely tale of political fratricide made for one of the most riveting blood feuds of modern British political history and, after a decade of upheaval and uncertainty, politicos cannot help but conclude… Read more »

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Rwanda scheme ‘clearly not working as a deterrent’, says Labour

With judges at Britain’s high court set to rule at 10.30am on Monday whether the UK’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal, shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Jonathan Ashworth has criticised the plan, saying: “Clearly it’s not working as a deterrent as the government promised us”. Speaking to GB… Read more »