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Policing briefing June 18

The problem is that the Metropolitan Police is underfunded, due to massive cuts in its budget from Central Government resulting in a significant loss of police officers across  London The Conservative Government has imposed cut after cut on the Met.’s budget. Since 2010, the Met.’s Government grant funding has fallen by more than £700 million, nearly 40 per cent in […]

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EU Withdrawal Bill – Report stage overview

From the Labour Lords website. Summary of 14 government defeats at Lords Report ‘Customs Union’: makes repeal of 1972 Act conditional on Minister laying report before Parliament outlining steps taken to negotiate a customs union as part of the framework for future UK-EU relations. Amendment/Vote: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/lords-divisions/?dd=2018-04-18&division=1 ‘Enhanced protection for certain areas of EU legislation’: prevents directly applicable EU law relating to employment, […]

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Dismore welcomes court decision against coroner: Hassell must resign

Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member  for  Barnet and Camden has welcomed the decision  of the High Court, that the protocol  of North Central London Coroner Mary Hassell was  ‘unlawful’; ‘Irrational’ and ‘discriminatory’ in her approach to those who need prompt burials of deceased loved ones , for religious or cultural  reasons. Mr Dismore said: ‘Yet again Ms Hassell […]

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Key messages: Voting on Brexit (Institute for Government article)

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/key-messages-voting-on-brexit Parliament’s consideration of the withdrawal deal and future framework 1. The Government’s timetable for getting its deal through Parliament is ambitious By October ministers hope to have negotiated a withdrawal agreement on the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), and a ‘framework for a future relationship’ on long-term UK–EU relations. The Government has promised to […]

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