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What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

Who would be eligible and when could a service be up and running if the law was passed?

The Independent UK

Assisted dying bill - latest: Esther Rantzen reacts to ‘extraordinary’ vote as MPs back historic legislation

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 ayes and 275 noes, a majority of 55 votes

The Independent UK

UK Parliament To Vote On Assisted Dying Bill

British lawmakers are set to vote on a bill allowing terminally ill adults to request assisted dying, with safeguards in place.

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Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate

British lawmakers are expected to vote on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives

The Independent UK

Dawn shared her final moments with the world. The assisted dying debate should focus on facts, not fears

‘I would like to dispel all the myths around assisted dying, that people could be coerced. That it’s against God. I would just like people to know it is a dignified choice.’ These were the words of assisted dying campaigner Dawn Voice-Cooper, who chose to share her death with the…

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: What is happening at Westminster and beyond?

The controversial issue is also being considered in Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

The Independent UK

Businesses warn of job losses threat as Starmer hopes to get 2m back into work

Tensions between business leaders and the Labour government continue to grow as Starmer puts hopes in company bosses to employ 2 million more people

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Those who can work, must work, says Kendall in welfare overhaul announcement

The Work and Pensions Secretary warned the benefits bill for sickness and disability is set to rise by £26 billion by the end of this parliament.

Evening Standard

David Lammy: Treatment of Jimmy Lai ‘becoming cruel and unusual punishment’

The case of the Hong Kong businessman and British national was raised during Foreign Office questions.

Evening Standard

‘No one has grappled with detail’ of assisted dying impact on courts, peer warns

MPs will vote on the proposed legislation on Friday following a debate in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

What happens when a UK Parliament petition hits 100,000 signatures?

OVER the weekend a petition calling for a UK General Election gained huge traction online and is now nearing a whopping two million signatures.

The National (Scotland)

Smoking could cause almost 300,000 cancer cases by 2029, charity says

Cancer Research UK estimates there were nearly 160 cancer cases attributed to smoking diagnosed in the UK every day in 2023.

The Independent UK

Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks’ support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests

The Independent UK

Putin’s use of long-range ballistic missiles an example of escalation – No 10

Downing Street confirmed a ballistic missile with a range of several thousand kilometres had been fired on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

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Angela Rayner booed by MPs as she defends farmer tax increase

Angela Rayner faced boos in the House of Commons as she defended Labour’s proposed changes to agricultural inheritance tax during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 20 November.

Evening Standard

Calls to recognise service of sacked pregnant servicewomen

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns raised the issue in the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Second SNP MP to run for Holyrood 2026 while remaining MP

A SECOND SNP MP has announced plans to make a run for Holyrood in 2026 and not step down as a member of the House of Commons.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer top ally hails axing of hereditary peers as 'biggest step in Lords reform for a long time'

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stressed MPs had backed the move and it was now down to peers to do the same

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MPs vote to abolish hereditary peers from House of Lords

MPS have voted to abolish hereditary peers from the House of Lords, with a 362-vote majority in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Labour piles pressure on Justin Welby as he faces calls to resign over sexual abuse scandal

MP chosen by Keir Starmer and King to represent Church of England in Commons ‘recognises Welby’s failure’

Evening Standard

In Pictures: United Kingdom pauses to remember fallen service personnel

Armistice Day was marked at home and abroad.

The National (Scotland)

SNP plot to sabotage Labour bill with amendment to 'abolish House of Lords'

THE SNP are set to lodge a series of amendments in an attempt to sabotage Labour's House of Lords legislation.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems plan to force vote on replacing Lords with elected upper chamber

Party wants to amend government’s bill that would end tradition of hereditary peers to make reforms go further

Evening Standard

UK must ‘roll out the red carpet’ for Trump, Nigel Farage says

Nigel Farage has told the Reform UK conference the British government needs to do everything it can to welcome Mr Trump and negotiate a trade deal.

The Independent UK

From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

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