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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 »
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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Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti will claim later today that the role of the police force has been continually undermined by political pressure. Ms Chakrabarti will make the claims when she delivers the annual Police Foundation John Harris memorial lecture later today. “As law and order has moved up the political agenda, so the pressures on… Read more »
Mayor of London Boris Johnson was today joined by Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair in calling for an end of the violent killing of teenagers in the city. Seventeen teenagers have so far been killed in the capital this year. And speaking at Mr Johnson’s monthly press conference, Sir Ian said: “We have to… Read more »
