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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »

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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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The week in Westminster: May 17th - May 21st
The week in Westminster: May 17th – May 21st

MPs are back in Westminster as the new parliament begins its work – but the formalities are far from dispensed with. All MPs will have to be sworn in, a process which will take up most of the week. It follows the election for the Speaker on Tuesday. Parliament sat for the last time on… Read more »

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Lib-Con: Ministerial appointments
Lib-Con: Ministerial appointments

Find out who landed a ministerial job, with politics.co.uk’s full list of ministerial appointments. Foreign And Commonwealth Office Minister of state – the rt Hon Lord Howell* Parliamentary under secretary of state – Henry Bellingham Parliamentary under secretary of state – Alistair Burt Ministry Of Justice Parliamentary under secretary of state – Crispin Blunt Parliamentary… Read more »