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AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would not be guaranteed access to crucial intelligence on terrorism and organised crime from the UK and other states, Home Secretary Theresa May said yesterday.
Proposals by SNP ministers to set up Scotland’s own domestic intelligence service were based on “assumptions”, Mrs May warned during a visit to Glasgow.
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Bill now faces bruising passage through the House of Lords before almost certainly becoming law this year.
Members of Parliament have overwhelming endorsed historic legislation that will give gay couples the equal right to marry.
Almost half a century after homosexuality was legalised in Britain the House of Commons voted by a majority of 400 to 175 to redefine marriage and make it available to all.
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The presidency rotates through the G8 members each year, and 2013 is the UK’s turn. The G8 is made up of countries who have been the richest in the world – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, USA, and the UK. (Although G8 summits are renowned, some of the world’s largest economies like Brazil, China, and India are all not members.) In June, at Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, Cameron will host the annual leaders’ summit and choose the global priorities that are discussed. (Topics under discussion will include: combating trade protectionism, cracking down on tax havens and promoting greater government transparency.) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Barack Obama, and the other world leaders will gather for two days in Northern Ireland for the summit. As prime minister of the presidency holding nation, David Cameron has said the topics under discussion will be discussed in ministerial meetings ahead of the summit. The last time the UK hosted (back in 2005, at Gleneagles), more than 200,000 people marched against world poverty. (This time, the organisers will be hoping for a trouble-free summit in June.) Last time, the G8 proceedings were then overshadowed by the 7-7 bus/underground London bombings.
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Sarah Teather, the former education minister (who left the government in last autumn’s reshuffle) has accused the government of indulging in “playground politics” when using terms such as scroungers
and strivers
– to justify benefits cuts.
The Lib Dem MP is to vote with Labour against the coalition – to oppose the planned 1% cap on some benefits. As the government believe benefits shouldn’t be increased faster than wages.
Especially if they can keep wages like also!
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