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The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with independent charity Doctors in Distress to provide MDU members with access to health and wellbeing services to support positive mental health. The partnership, launched today (13th November) to coincide with World Kindness Day, focuses on two initiatives. The… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
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Read the full list of MPs asked to pay back over £1,000 by Sir Thomas Legg. By Emmeline Saunders Those MPs in bold have had part or all of their recommended repayment reduced on appeal. Robert Ainsworth – Total repayment recommended: £1,526.50 Graham Allen – Total repayment recommended: £3,341.74 David Amess – Total repayment recommended:… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Sir Thomas Legg’s approach to rectifying the allowances system has been attacked by the judge appointed to hear MPs’ appeals. Sir Paul Kennedy’s report into MPs’ appeals, published today, upheld 44 of the 70 appeals made. He appeared to question the retrospective nature of Sir Thomas’ thinking – a common criticism among… Read more »
