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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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Tony Blair today stepped up his rhetoric against Iran, warning it presented a “significant strategic threat” and saying all its activities in the Middle East were “negative”. The prime minister said the conference questioning the Holocaust hosted by Iran yesterday showed “this regime is extreme” and was “such a symbol of sectarianism and hatred towards… Read more »
MPs have urged the government to pull out of a £140 billion joint strike fighter unless the US provides the information needed to operate the planes independently. A new report from the defence select committee says the collaboration on new military aircraft must only be continued if the UK has the technological information to be… Read more »
