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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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PMQs sketch: Clegg comes good

Liberal Democrats will be relieved, for their leader proved today he is genuinely capable of standing in for the prime minister. By Alex Stevenson The memory of Nick Clegg’s simply awful debut at the PMQs despatch box is a painfully exquisite one. He inaccurately made a government announcement about the Yarl’s Wood immigration centre. No… Read more »

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Bercow announced the decision to hold a debate after PMQs
Phone hacking: Speaker announces Commons debate

By Ian Dunt Downing Street’s hopes of the phone hacking row being put to bed have crumbled to dust after the Speaker announced a Commons debate on the issue. The decision will have been all the more painful for the government, after it came hot on the heels of a tough defence of Andy Coulson… Read more »