From the committee corridor
Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, a national security adviser at the Cabinet Office, has said he has “no recollection” of seeking No 10’s authorisation for the evacuation of staff and animals for the Nowzad charity from Afghanistan last August. He said that “at the time” the government was “desperate” to evacuate as many people as possible, and… Read more »
A leader in the arts sector has warned the government its levelling up agenda must deliver for ” people with multiple lived experiences”. Giving evidence to the culture committee, Clare Reddington, CEO of Watershed, said: “We want to ensure everyone’s voices are heard in inventing the future. “there’s a set of futurists, people who work… Read more »
