MPs’ staff are suffering from growing levels of serious psychological distress amid heightened tensions over the war in the Middle East, a survey has found. Nearly half of the 3,700 workers employed by MPs experienced clinical stress similar to emergency service workers last year, the findings suggest. One in five said they feared for their… Continue reading MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds | Mental health
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MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
MPs are calling on the UK government to tackle technology-facilitated domestic abuse as a priority, after inquiry finds perpetrators are increasingly using smart devices to establish coercion and control over survivors. In May 2022 the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee launched an inquiry into the potential benefits and harms of connected technologies, which… Continue reading MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
Vote leaves Canada with no pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says | Canada
A vote on a controversial bill meant to expand “fetal rights” in Canada has left the country without a single pro-choice Conservative MP, according to an abortion watchdog organization. This week, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) placed the last remaining 15 Conservatives on its list of anti-choice MPs after they voted in support… Continue reading Vote leaves Canada with no pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says | Canada