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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Hazel Blears rallies Labour with fighting speech
Blears’ fighting talk rouses Labour

Hazel Blears delivered a pugilistic speech to the Labour party conference this afternoon, saying she expects a real “fight” against the Conservatives at the next election. Labour are as many as 20 points behind in the polls at present but the mood in Manchester this week has seen the party unite behind Gordon Brown as… Read more »

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Gordon Brown delivers conference speech
Expectation grows before Brown’s big speech

Gordon Brown will deliver his crucial leader’s speech to the Labour party conference in Manchester this afternoon. The prime minister has spent the week amid a frenzy of speculation about a potential leadership challenge from foreign secretary David Miliband. Activists have been enraged by the media’s attention on Mr Miliband’s ‘coded messages’ but have also… Read more »