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The Latest Breaking News from Charles Falconer

More than 100 Labour MPs call for Starmer to resign

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The Independent UK

Starmer unlikely to allocate more time for assisted dying bill, ministers believe

PM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliament

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

The Guardian - UK

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We feel duped and insulted by this Labour government

Letters: Sue Borges responds to comments by Lord Falconer on the government’s missteps and public perception of the party. Plus a letter from Paula Jones

The Guardian - UK

‘Deeply unfair’: how attorney general became lightning rod for criticism of Starmer

Insiders baffled by attacks on Richard Hermer, which some believe are a proxy for criticism of government’s direction

The Guardian - UK

Parties, cabinet and families split – and assisted dying bill still has a long way to go

The granular detail of Kim Leadbeater’s bill for England and Wales is yet to be agreed, and some MPs want reassurances before finally backing it

The Guardian - UK

The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues

Last week’s launch of a historic private member’s bill set off an impassioned nationwide discourse in the UK. Here, the Observer’s chief leader writer discusses the big talking points with the former lord chancellor

The Guardian - UK

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Assisted dying bill leaves much unanswered

Letters: Dr Lucy Thomas says Charles Falconer’s assertion that the type of legislation he is proposing is ‘safe’ does not make it so; plus five other readers respond on questions of palliative care and Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill

The Guardian - UK

Lord Clark calls for freedom of information review after data breaches

Leading author of FoI Act says system weakened by government and civil servants’ resistance to openness

The Guardian - UK

Forget Andrew Tate – what about the host of misogynists in Labour’s ranks?

The transgender debate seems to offer many proudly progressive men a licence to insult women who disagree with them

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