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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 »
During Treasury questions today Conservative MP Philip Davies accused the chancellor of presiding over a ‘quasi-socialist’ economy. Mr Davies said: “I appreciate it’s largely as a result of the idiotic decision to lockdown the country and the economy for the best part of two years. [But] the Chancellor nevertheless finds himself presiding over a high… Read more »
During cabinet office questions today, Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope asked the minister about the tabs it has been keeping on backbench MPs. Sir Christopher said: “Can he explain why the rapid response unit was using taxpayers’ money to snoop on me. And who authorised this and why?”. The Speaker Lindsay Hoyle added: “If there are dossiers… Read more »
