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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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Junior minister Jim McGovern has announced his resignation over government plans to sell off a significant part of Royal Mail. The move could spell the beginning of a backbench Labour revolt over the plans, which some are describing as the firsat step towards privatisation. Mr McGovern was parliamentary private secretary to employment relations minister Pat… Read more »
The government has accepted an independent review into Royal Mail which recommended its part-sale to a foreign company. Up to a third of the postal firm looks set to be sold off, with Dutch firm TNT having already expressed an interest. Reacting to the report today, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) accused the government of… Read more »
