Party Politics
Tax rise payments from over 8 million people needed to fund NHS litigation An influential parliamentary committee has been warned by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) that the Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% could be swallowed up by the amounts being paid out each year in NHS clinical negligence claims. In evidence to… Read more »
Plans to allow doctors to help terminally ill adults end their lives moved closer to becoming law today, after a new Assisted Dying Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering, has praised today’s debate for its… Read more »
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Home secretary Jacqui Smith is among those invited to a summit on gun control proposed by Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill today. Mr MacAskill is raising the issue at Holyrood and is calling for reform of existing legislation on firearms, including air weapons. He suggests gun control campaigners, law enforcers, rural and shooting groups and… Read more »
Peter Hain has received the unanimous backing of his constituency Labour party. A specially-convened meeting of Neath constituency Labour party (CLP) last night said Mr Hain was an “outstanding MP” of the “highest integrity”. Local party members passed a unanimous vote of the “utmost confidence” in the work and pensions secretary, who is the subject… Read more »
