Ministerial statement
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton Harris said the newly negotiated deal between the DUP and the UK government will deliver the “long term change that Northern Ireland needs”. He said: “With this package, it’s now time for elected representatives in Northern Ireland come together to end the… Read more »
In a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, prime minister Rishi Sunak defended the strikes on Houthi forces in Yemen as “limited” and “proportionate”, informing the House they were made in “self defence”. He told MPs: “It was a necessary and proportionate response to a direct threat to UK vessels and therefore to… Read more »
