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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

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 »

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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

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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David Cameron gave a muted performance to delegates in Birmingham
Sketch: Subdued Cameron turns down the volume

David Cameron’s quiet delivery was to blame for the lack of spark which wrapped up his party’s conference in Birmingham. By Alex Stevenson The Conservative party has come a long way in the last year. September 2009 saw David Cameron hailed as the next prime minister, ready to lead a Tory government after five years… Read more »

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David Cameron speaks to the Conservative conference in Birmingham
David Cameron speech in full

Read the full text of David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative conference. “It is an honour and a privilege to stand here, before the party I lead, before the country I love, as the Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom. I want to tell you today, in the clearest terms I can, what we… Read more »