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Tomorrow, MPs will vote for the first time on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – the first vote on assisted dying in the Commons in nearly a decade. Introduced by Kim Leadbeater MBE, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, the Bill will allow adults who are terminally ill with six months or… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is urging supporters of sustainable shooting to take immediate action in response to a petition by Wild Justice calling for a ban on grouse shooting. Many newly elected MPs may be unfamiliar with the environmental, social and economic benefits sustainable grouse shooting delivers, leaving them open to… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg faced his first Commons questions today, as the hastily created deputy prime minister’s questions takes place. The boisterous session saw Mr Clegg come under pressure from all sides of the House, but he succeded in uniting the government benches by repeatedly questioning Labour’s failure to act during their 13 years… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat MPs are in the final stages of negotiations about how to retain their party’s independent identity while remaining in government. The party is expected to approve a number of practical measures at its parliamentary party meeting this evening, following days of frantic talks. Discussions between the party leadership, the new… Read more »
