Battle of the day
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 »
Liz Kendall marked her return to the shadow cabinet today as the new shadow secretary of state for work and pensions by accusing the government of lacking a “proper” mental health plan. Kendall replaced Jonathan Ashworth as Labour’s work and pensions spokesperson during today’s shadow cabinet reshuffle. She had previously served as a shadow health… Read more »
During culture, media and sport department questions today, Labour spokesperson Lucy Powell asked the secretary of state about plans to increase music, drama and the arts in schools. Ms Powell said: “Will the secretary of state support Labour’s new policy to increase music, drama and the arts in schools and transform our curriculum to meet… Read more »
