Northern Ireland Peace Process
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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The British Army will end security operations in Northern Ireland at midnight tonight. After 38 years Operation Banner, the British Army’s longest running continuous campaign, will wind to an end as the police gain responsibility for maintaining security. Troops were sent into Northern Ireland in 1969 to quell clashes between Catholics and Protestants but their… Read more »
Tony Blair has given his strongest indication yet that he will resign next week. His announcement firmly ends speculation he would resign today or tomorrow to mark the tenth anniversary as prime minister – and deflect from Labour’s likely losses in the forthcoming elections. Speaking to GMTV, Mr Blair said he would make his position… Read more »
