Stand out speech
Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
Former digital minister Chris Philp spoke from the backbench days after resigning from his position to defend the online safety bill that he had “spent most of the last three or four months concocting”. Philp rejected claims in some reports that this bill “mandates censorship of speech that is legal but harmful” but it was… Read more »
In a stand out speech during the backbench debate on the 50th anniversary of UK Pride, Labour’s Dame Angela Eagle paid tribute to all who “didn’t accept the status quo”. While she celebrated the “tremendous achievement”, Eagle warned MPs of “reactionary forces lurking in the UK” as well as around the world. Eagle pointed to… Read more »
