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Surrey oil drilling case reflects growing impact of climate litigation
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Standing outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday 21st June, Sarah Finch discussed the beginning of a hearing that could have profound consequences for fossil fuel extraction in the UK. Leading Weald Action Group, Finch has challenged Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission on an oil drilling project that could see up to 3
Minister accuses peers of ‘sabotage’ after government defeats on small boats bill
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A government minister has accused Labour and Liberal Democrat members of the House of Lords of voting “sabotage” key elements of the government’s flagship small boats legislation. Neil O’Brien, a health minister, told Sky News, “We’ve got to restore our ability to deport people who shouldn’t be here”, » Read More
Senior Conservative says Rwanda scheme is ‘very difficult to justify’
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A senior Conservative MP has said that the government’s flagship plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda neither represents value for money nor acts as a deterrent. It follows Home Office analysis, published yesterday, which revealed that the scheme will cost £169,000 per person. Caroline Nokes, » Read More
Ministers ‘backtracking’ on fossil fuel commitments has cost UK net zero leadership, report says
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Government progress on meeting its net zero commitments is “worryingly slow”, a new report from the independent Climate Change Committee has found. In its 15th annual progress report to parliament, the committee said its confidence in government being able to achieve its 2030 emissions reduction target has “markedly declined from last year.” The report said
Happy Birthday NHS
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As the NHS turns 75, Dr Michael Devlin, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of professional standards and liaison looks back at some key legal milestones and examines the challenges that lie ahead On 5th July this year, it will be 75 years since the NHS came into being. » Read More
We must stop exiling British citizens to die abroad
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Today, Parliament’s inquiry into assisted dying heard from Swiss experts about how their long-standing assisted dying system works in practice. There are many lessons to be learnt from this successful system for how we can create a humane and dignified assisted dying framework here but the experts are worth listening to for another reason –
Will Labour match the Conservatives’ stance on public sector pay review bodies?
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The Times reported over the weekend that the government could overrule recommendations on public pay rises from the independent pay review bodies amid concerns higher wages could fuel rampant inflation. The reports, which followed news that the Bank of England had raised interest rates to 5 per cent in a shock move designed to tame
Ministers suggest government could overrule independent review bodies on public sector pay
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A health minister has insisted the government cannot commit to accepting the pay recommendations of independent review bodies of public sector workers, saying tackling inflation must be the top priority. Helen Whately, the minister of state for social care, said the government “looks at” the recommendations of pay review bodies (PRB), » Read More
Week-in-Review: Rishi Sunak’s economic credibility could soon be shot
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Ronald Reagan once joked that the most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”. Yesterday Britain’s premier, faced with figures pointing to a deepening economic malaise, promised: “I am totally, 100%, on it and it’s going to be okay”. Reagan, like our PM a California-dweller, » Read
Government not ‘consciously’ aiming for a recession to halve inflation, suggests Cleverly
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With the Bank of England set to raise interest rates for the 13th time in a row later today, James Cleverly has insisted that the “idea that we should consciously be going into a recession” is not subscribed to by anyone in government. Mr Cleverly, the foreign secretary, » Read More