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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »

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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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Gordon Brown loses out in the popularity stakes to David Cameron
Poll finds Brown would lose out to Cameron

Gordon Brown would come off the worse in a general election against David Cameron, a new poll suggests. The chancellor, who is widely expected to succeed Tony Blair, loses out to the Conservative leader on key issues such as honesty, arrogance and loyalty. The ICM poll for The Guardian comes ahead of next week’s Labour… Read more »

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Delegates in Brighton were impressed with Menzies Campbell's speech
Ming makes his mark

Liberal Democrat members showed their support for Menzies Campbell today by giving him a six-minute standing ovation at the end of his party conference speech. Delegates enthused over his performance in Brighton, his first as Lib Dem leader, with one noting: “Over the past few months he appeared to take a while getting going, but… Read more »