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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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Chaos, confusion and high drama permeated Westminster today. politics.co.uk was drinking coffee with a Tory MP in Portcullis House when the news broke. A Labour MP approached to tell him the news only to be met with: “You’re pulling my leg”. Within minutes the building was filled with Tory MPs cramming themselves into their colleagues’… Read more »
This week it was different. This week the mood in the House was much more serious and sombre than it usually is at noon on Wednesdays. Occasionally a Tory MP stood up to offer mockery of the prime minister, but he was met with vocal irritation by the Labour benches and conspicuous silence from his… Read more »
