Labour Party
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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Jonathan Reynolds has urged Labour MPs to back the government’s welfare plan amid a looming rebellion, insisting the proposed legislation is “far better than we have at the minute.” The business and trade secretary called on his colleagues to “confront difficult issues” and maintained that the approach is “part of what this government was elected… Read more »
The comments come after Andy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, urged MPs to vote against the government’s welfare cuts.
