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‘Not democratic’: opponents and backers of assisted dying bill remain divided

Recriminations continue over failure to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying Bill to fall but issue not going away, say campaigners

A letter from some peers warned the ‘vital issue, which has wide public support, will not go away until it is resolved’.

Evening Standard

Rantzen: Some peers condemning generations of terminally ill to die in agony

The assisted dying Bill will fall on Friday, having run out of time to complete its passage through this session of Parliament.

Evening Standard

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Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief

George Robertson says diplomatic tone from White House is at ‘historic low’ and two allies are likely to keep diverging

The Guardian - UK

Revised Labour Pension Plan Blocked as Pension Power Grab Over Workers' Retirement Savings Deepens

Labour pension plan blocked again. The UK government's attempt to expand control over private pension funds faces another setback as the House of Lords blocks a key measure in the Pension Schemes Bill.

International Business Times UK

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 agreed as ‘landmark’ Bill clears Parliament

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is designed to ‘create a smoke-free generation’

The Independent UK

Government to introduce amendment to schools Bill to make phone bans statutory

Peers will vote in the Lords on Monday evening on a Conservative amendment to the legislation on mobile phones.

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Under-16s could be banned from using AI chatbots, minister suggests

The government is calling for more young people to contribute to a consultation on online restrictions

The Independent UK

Failure of assisted dying Bill ‘bitter disappointment and lets down terminally ill’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is expected to fall on Friday in its last scheduled debate before the end of this parliamentary session.

Evening Standard

Labour Pension Plan Sparks Fury After MPs Back Power to Direct Retirement Savings

MPs approved plans allowing ministers to influence pension investments, raising concerns about political control and risks to long-term retirement savings.

International Business Times UK

More delay for assisted dying law in Isle of Man amid safeguarding concerns

The latest development comes exactly a week ahead of the expected fall of proposed assisted dying legislation at Westminster.

Evening Standard

MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time

Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children

The Guardian - UK

MPs reject Lords-backed social media ban for a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use which could include curfews or scrolling limits.

Evening Standard

MPs reject social media ban for under-16s a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use

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The criminal law changes backed by MPs including pornography, protests and anti-social behaviour

The draft new law, which is more than 550 pages long, is “the largest criminal justice Bill in a generation”, according to Home Office minister Sarah Jones

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Lord Haskins obituary

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Reports Sadiq Khan could join Starmer’s cabinet dismissed by allies

London mayor could however join the House of Lords while still remaining in his current role

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The Independent UK

Pension Schemes Bill clears third reading in House of Lords - what this means

The Pension Schemes Bill has cleared its third reading in the House of Lords, moving closer to becoming law. The legislation aims to enhance defined contribution pension schemes by offering more information, consolidating savings, and securing improved returns for members. A contentious aspect of the Bill is a reserve power…

Evening Standard

King’s Speech to take place on May 13

A date for the prorogation of Parliament is yet to be set.

The Independent UK

House of Lords push for Australian-style social media ban

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Peers vote again on under-16s social media ban as new warning issued to government

Twenty-one bereaved parents have written to members of the Lords, urging them to “vote to raise the age”

The Guardian - UK

Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham have lowest Lords attendance, records show

Figures seen by the Guardian show the two peers each attended just 1.12% of sessions in past four years

The Guardian - UK

House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP

Kim Leadbeater says people are ‘extremely angry’ at delaying tactics of peers as time runs out to pass bill

The Independent UK

Brother of woman who died at Dignitas urges change to ‘cruel’ assisted dying laws in UK

Tony Marra said his sister had been “failed” by the current law in England and left with “no choice” but to travel alone to her death abroad

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