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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
Speaking in commons business questions today, Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant criticised the levelling up fund bidding process. Sir Chris said: “The operation of the levelling up fund and the operation of the Towns Fund is completely corrupt because it’s not based on need”. Leader of the commons Penny Mordaunt responded: “It was very recently… Read more »
Following the Government’s announcement of new levelling up funding, the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle rose in the commons today to criticise the communication of the measures. Sir Lindsay said: “[The Government] cannot just communicate with one side and not the other, which I am very, very concerned about. Members yesterday morning were brought in to… Read more »
