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MPs from the Labour Party, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Green Party have come together to back a new amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to allow those with neurodegenerative illnesses to access assisted dying when they have twelve months or fewer to live, rather than six, as currently stipulated in the… Read more »
The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Britain’s newly formed Supreme Court swore in its judges today, as the Law Lords travelled to the other side of Parliament Square in what may one day be considered a historic day in British constitutional arrangements. The move finally separated lawmakers from acting as members of the judiciary, as is the case… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is likely to announce today that it will consider prosecuting BAE Systems for alleged bribery following a long standing investigation. The charges are expected to relate to contracts with countries including South Africa, Tanzania, Romania and the Czech Republic. The company allegedly paid out millions of pounds… Read more »
