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MDU scrutinising revised guidance for doctors on good medical practice

Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »

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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences

BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »

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Interview: Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott talks to politics.co.uk about her opponents, civil liberties and whether she’ll return to the Daily Politics sofa. By Ian Dunt Apparently, modern Britain is too obsessed with staring at the screen in our living room. Politics is now supposedly a regrettable battle of TV personalities. So why did Diane Abbott only make it… Read more »

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Abbott: I’m the real change candidate

By Ian Dunt Diane Abbott has tried to position herself as the Labour leadership’s only real change candidate, in an interview with politics.co.uk. The left-wing MP, who has been the most outspoken of all the candidates, made the comments as she fights to stay on in the race during its closing stages. Ballot papers were… Read more »