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MPs must act to legalise assisted dying, Leadbeater urges as debate begins

High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2025

MPs continue to back assisted dying bill, amid complaints multiple amendments not voted on –as it happened

About 150 changes have been made to the bill since MPs voted on it last year

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Assisted dying Bill returns to Commons amid divided opinion among MPs

Various amendments will be debated and voted on by MPs on Friday.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Scotland’s largest NHS union accepts 8% pay increase

Unison said the Government must now act to ensure the wage hike gets into pay packets ‘as soon as possible’.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Mental health trust boss offers apology to families at inquiry into deaths

The Lampard Inquiry, chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard, is examining deaths at NHS-run inpatient units in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

‘Misleading’ to claim psychiatrists do not back assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater

MP hits back after Royal College of Psychiatrists refuses to support bill in its current form before Commons vote

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Rise in deaths in state detention an ‘escalating crisis behind closed doors’

The Ministry of Justice said the increase was driven by a 16% rise in deaths in prison custody, which are systematically investigated by coroners.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

PM signals continued support for assisted dying Bill on eve of debate

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons on Friday.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Top doctor warns government ‘neglecting’ old people as figures suggest thousands of A&E patients died waiting for bed

Almost 17,000 patients are likely to have died needlessly in A&E last year, analysis warns

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Children waiting two years for critical gender care as numbers trapped on waiting lists soar

Waiting lists for children’s gender services have risen by 12 per cent, figures show

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025