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MDU initiative sees foundation doctor members raise over £30,000 for the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network

Foundation Year 1 members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £30,000 which will be divided between the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network, two charities which provide health, wellbeing and financial support to doctors and medical students across the UK. The MDU reduced the first-year subscription from £10 to £5 for… Read more »

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Government to take firmer stance on religious ‘conversion therapy’

Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »

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As-it-happened: Expenses evidence

Welcome to politics.co.uk’s As-It-Happens page. Here you can keep up to date with major parliamentary debates, press conferences or news events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest development. This event is now over, but you can see how it developed below. By Alex Stevenson Sir Christopher Kelly’s committee… Read more »

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Kitty Ussher spent just ten days at the Treasury before quitting
‘Flipping’ Treasury minister quits

By Alex Stevenson Exchequer secretary Kitty Ussher has resigned from the government after just ten days at the Treasury. She was forced to quit after revelations published in tomorrow’s Telegraph newspaper showed she had avoided capital gains tax by ‘flipping’ her Burnley home. Ms Ussher had been a minister at the Department of Work and… Read more »