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MPs back landmark assisted dying bill to give some terminally ill people the right to end their lives – as it happened

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed law

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UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case

British Transport Minister Louise Haigh has resigned over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone was stolen

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: The history, controversy and morality behind the assisted dying bill

In today’s newsletter: Today, MPs debate one of the most significant laws ever to go before parliament. Here’s how the vote came about and what the result might mean

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Assisted dying bill: Kim Leadbeater says chance to 'correct injustice' ahead of debate and knife-edge vote

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill.

Evening Standard

Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary over stolen phone fraud offence

Transport secretary admitted to making a false report that her work mobile was stolen 10 years ago

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary after misleading police over 'phone theft'

Ms Haigh quits a day after it emerged she admitted a criminal offence for incorrectly telling police her mobile phone was taken when she was mugged

Evening Standard

Prime Minister reveals he is ‘a bit worried’ about family kitten meeting Larry

Sir Keir took questions from a group of 15 primary school children in the Cabinet room in Number 10.

Evening Standard

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Boris Johnson calls for British troops to defend Ukraine’s borders in peace deal

The former leader also ruled out sending in combat soldiers to take on Russian forces.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying can correct injustice says MP behind bill, as opponents warn of risks

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill

Evening Standard

Assisted dying can correct injustice says Leadbeater, as opponents warn of risks

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer announces funding for A&E testing as he marks World Aids Day

The Prime Minister has pledged £27 million to expand the emergency department testing programme.

Evening Standard

Louise Haigh has conviction for fraud by misrepresentation relating to a mobile

Transport secretary was mugged in 2013 and incorrectly included work phone on list given to police of stolen items

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘needs to tell a better story’ – and Morgan McSweeney has a plan

Party has had a bumpy few months, but strategists are now focused on delivering noticeable change to voters

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill is ‘once in a decade’ opportunity, says Kim Leadbeater before vote

Exclusive: MP leading bill urges MPs to vote to give terminally ill people autonomy over their own bodies

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The Independent UK

Historic vote to legalise assisted dying on a knife edge

MPs are weighing up how to vote on a bill that would bring about the biggest social change in Britain in decades

The National (Scotland)

Wee Ginger Dug: Labour won't listen – except when their ambition's on the line

THE Scottish Government has announced that it will introduce a scheme to support pensioners who have lost their Winter Fuel Payment ...

The Independent UK

Tories used Brexit as a ‘one-nation open borders experiment’, claims Starmer after record immigration figures

The prime minister spelt out the betrayal of Brexit voters by the Tories after new figures revealed immigration reached a record high of more than 900,000 in 2023

International Business Times

UK's Starmer Vows To Slash Net Migration

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged an overhaul of Britain's immigration system on Thursday after revised figures showed net migration hit a record high of 906,000 in 2023 compared with a year earlier.

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Evening Standard

Fact check: The number of people seeking asylum in Ireland dropped in October

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25% lower than in June.

Evening Standard

Starmer condemns ‘depraved’ Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in a call on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Starmer defends Chagos agreement as ‘good deal’

The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government secures the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer vows to 'significantly' cut UK net migration as he blasts Tory 'open borders experiment'

Prime Minister says net migration is ‘off the scale’ as revised estimates reveal it hit record 906,000 in 2023

Evening Standard

Fact check: General election petition, the law on spiking, and NHS waiting lists

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of running ‘a one-nation experiment in open borders’ at a press conference in Downing Street.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Is this Labour government full of amateurs?

Towards the end of 1989, the Stone Roses were on the cusp of being the biggest band in Britain. Having just played a massive show at Alexandra Palace, they were asked to perform their song Made of Stone live on a BBC culture and arts programme called The Late Show.…

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