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Members of the Association of Former Members of Parliament are listed in alphabetical order: Members of the Association of Former Members of Parliament are listed in alphabetical order: A Top Jonathan...
View ArticleFormer Chief Whip Mark Harper joins Tory leadership race with blast at...
Tory MP Mark Harper served as a government chief whip Mark Harper has become the latest MP to mount a challenge to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister. The former Chief Whip, the...
View ArticleRemembrance of departed colleagues
Members of our Association who have died during 2019 The funeral for Michael English will take place at 12 noon on 13th August at St Anselm's Church at Kennington Cross and after at the Pilgrim pub....
View ArticleEXCL Unions blast Jeremy Hunt for 'macho' threat to axe civil service...
The Tory leadership contender fleshed out his plans to ready the UK for a no-deal Brexit. Jeremy Hunt has been accused of being "divorced from reality" as he threatened to cancel all civil service...
View ArticleUniversal Credit 'lobster pot' leaving claimants out of pocket without...
The Department for Work and Pensions said it provided "targeted support" for claimants. Universal Credit claimaints are being left trapped in a "lobster pot" because of "complex" and "baffling"...
View ArticleGPs lack sufficient awareness and understanding of Living Wills, with...
New Research shows GPs lack sufficient awareness and understanding of Living Wills, writes Compassion in Dying. Research finds GPs have insufficient awareness of Living Wills (Advance Decisions), are...
View ArticleFresh bid to avoid no-deal Brexit disruption as firms get auto-enrolled in...
Business groups gave the plan to avoid tailbacks a muted reception. The Government will start automatically enrolling companies in a key customs system as it ramps up preparations for a no-deal Brexit...
View ArticleElectronic signatures are valid, confirms Law Commission
Electronic signatures can be used to execute documents, including where there is a statutory requirement for a signature, the Law Commission has today confirmed. Electronic signatures can be used to...
View ArticleThe MPA Agenda
MPA's Priorites for Government Mineral products are essential to our construction and manufacturing industries, to our economy and to our everyday lives. Of the two billion tonnes of all materials we...
View ArticleEXCL Lib Dems blast back as Diane Abbott says Jo Swinson 'enabling' Donald...
The row marks the latest blast in the bitter fight between Labour and the Lib Dems. The Liberal Democrats have pushed back angrily after Labour's Diane Abbott accused their new leader Jo Swinson of...
View ArticleEmma Hardy MP: The cost of school uniform and ‘dress-up’ days is harming the...
"Government needs to create statutory guidance to instruct schools to keep the costs as low as possible" Children from low-income households should not have to face the stigma and embarrassment caused...
View ArticleLaw Commissions looks to future with self-driving vehicles
The UK is one step closer to self-driving cars that can pick-up and ferry passengers without a human driver, writes the Law Comission. The Law Commissions has published proposals on the regulation of...
View ArticleCalling time on NDAs in discrimination cases
Two years after the #MeToo campaign, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched new guidance for employers on the use of confidentiality agreements (often referred to as NDAs) in...
View ArticleBritish Safety Council calls for research to examine the impact of air...
The British Safety Council have commented on new Financial Times research which measured the air quality in the carriages of the London Underground, terming the findings "alarming".Earlier this year,...
View ArticleLabour 'set to abandon pledge to extend free movement'
Labour adopted the policies at its most recent party conference Labour looks set to abandon conference policies pledging to extend free movement of people to non-EU countries and give foreign...
View ArticleBoris Johnson vows 50% of MP hopefuls will be women as Labour accuses him of...
The Prime Minister heaped praise on "trailblazer" Nancy Astor, who took up her seat as an MP a century ago. Boris Johnson has promised to help women "reach their full potential" if the Tories win the...
View ArticleSadiq Khan pledges to make London carbon-neutral by 2030
Sadiq Khan has promised to make London carbon-neutral by 2030 if he is re-elected as mayor of London later this year. The mayor pledged to tackle air pollution as part of his pitch to voters in the...
View ArticleThe Building Societies Association announces the sector’s ambition to create...
The project was developed by the BSA’s member-led Savings Taskforce, which will work with partners to achieve the target.This goal will support the Money & Pensions Service’s target, also announced...
View ArticleOutdated funding system must be overhauled
National Chair responds to Funding Settlement.As the Government reveals its financial commitment to policing, the Police Federation of England and Wales welcomes the move but continues to call for the...
View ArticleAssociation of Convenience Stores
About: The Association of Convenience Stores is the campaigning voice of over 33,500 local shops, supporting its members by lobbying on a wide range of issues including business rates, crime, product...
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