Constitutional Reform
Following the publication of the England Deer Management Strategy, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) head of deer management Martin Edwards said: “The government’s commitment to tackling the growing deer population in the UK is commendable. However, it will only succeed if it has the support of every deer manager, the majority of… Read more »
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department. A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or the community”. The… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson David Laws has resigned from the government after expenses claims relating to his boyfriend landlord stunned the coalition. The senior Liberal Democrat has been in a secret relationship with James Lundie since 2001. He will immediately repay over £40,000 he had claimed from rent paid to Mr Lundie from 2001 to June… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff John Prescott and Michael Howard were two of the big names to feature on the dissolution honours list. Des Browne, former defence secretary, and Ian Paisley have also won peerages, together with John Hutton and John Reid, the former home secretary. Sue Nye, the former aide to Gordon Brown who he criticised… Read more »