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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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As concerns of a Russian invasion of Ukraine increase, the Defence Minister, Ben Wallace, faced questions in the House of Commons. The shadow defence minister, John Healey said that Labour “welcomed” the doubling of UK troops in Estonia, but raised concerns that this was simply a case of “rotation” rather than “reinforcement”. Wallace admitted that… Read more »
Boris Johnson has warned that evidence suggests Vladimir Putin’s plan to invade Ukraine has ‘‘in some senses already begun”, with the aggression in the Donbas region potentially a “prelude to bigger action”. Citing intelligence relayed to western leaders by US President Joe Biden, the plan, the PM continued, involves an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine that… Read more »
