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BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff John Denham has voiced his concerns about the collapse of Labour’s left-right coalition. Mr Denham, one of just two Cabinet ministers to hold a seat in the south of England, downplayed fears about the governing party’s final autumn conference before the next election. “If you hear Gordon talking, as I have in… Read more »
politics.co.uk talks to the employment minister about party conferences, Labour spending cuts… and Banksy. By Liz Stephens Jim Knight is a bit of an enigma. New Labour through and through with an almost unmatched obedience to party policy in his voting record, you could get easily get the wrong impression about him on paper. However,… Read more »
