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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Alan Johnson launched a staunch defence of the Labour government’s track record on civil liberties today, in a speech which all but removed him for the running for a shadow Cabinet job. In his last conference speech as shadow home secretary, he refused to adopt the views of his new leader, who… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Jack Straw has waved goodbye to a decades-long career on the front bench of British politics today, with a final keynote speech to conference lambasting the coalition. The political survivor, who sat in Cabinet for the duration of New Labour’s time in power, dedicated much of the speech to attacking the coalition’s… Read more »
