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Ben Bradshaw backs controversial embryo laws after pressure for free vote
Govt: Controversial embryo bill ‘a good thing’

After calls grew for a free Commons vote on the government’s embryo research plans, the health minister Ben Bradshaw has called the scheme a “good thing”. Ben Bradshaw has said the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill – which the leader of the Catholic church in Scotland has called “a monstrous attack on human rights”… Read more »

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NUT votes to hold ballot regarding possible one-day strikes
NUT votes to hold one-day strike ballot

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has voted to hold a ballot over a planned series of strikes regarding class sizes and pay. Delegates at the union’s Manchester conference have voted for a ballot which would allow the executive to call a strike in England and Wales if a 10 per cent pay rise is… Read more »