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MPs to vote on assisted dying as row over ministerial criticism deepens

Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater’s legislation will come before the Commons on Friday.

Evening Standard

Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer

Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change

The Guardian - UK

Kendall defends Cabinet colleagues voicing ‘strong opinions’ on assisted dying

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The Independent UK

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Justice Secretary says assisted dying ‘slippery slope to death on demand’

Shabana Mahmood said she was ‘profoundly concerned’ by the Bill.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying is ‘slippery slope’ to ‘death on demand’, says justice secretary

Labour grandee Lord Falconer has hit back at Shabana Mahmood, saying she was ‘wrong’ to say the safeguards in the proposed new law were not enough

The Independent UK

UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’

Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

What are the key issues in the assisted dying bill debate?

Coercion, palliative care and costs are among the concerns of MPs, who are due to vote on the issue next week

The Guardian - UK

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Assisted dying: how to understand the increasingly angry debate between MPs over this controversial bill

One of the most talked-about and contentious pieces of legislation in Westminster is not a government manifesto pledge, but a backbench bill.

The Conversation

Home Secretary signals backing for assisted dying law change

Yvette Cooper said she was in favour of the ‘principle of needing change’ to the law.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on physician associates: the NHS must level with the public

Editorial: Wes Streeting’s review must lead to greater clarity if confidence is to be rebuilt

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying: Mother with cancer feels ‘betrayed’ by Streeting’s comments

Clare Turner said she wanted ‘choice’ and a ‘good death’, but without assisted dying she would ‘have to be alone’.

Evening Standard

Survival rates in UK for two lethal cancers lower than in comparable countries, research shows

Experts say UK ‘lags behind’ as OECD finds poor outcomes for many diagnosed with colon and lung cancers

The Guardian - UK

Tanni Grey-Thompson: Assisted dying bill will allow families to go ‘doctor shopping’ to end lives of relatives

Exclusive: Sporting hero and disability rights campaigner Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has warned that loopholes in the assisted dying legislation mean that safeguards against abuse are non-existent

The Independent UK

UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill

Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed

The Guardian - UK

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Wes Streeting orders review of physician associates’ role in NHS

About 3,500 PAs work in England but there is growing alarm in medical profession about patient safety

The Independent UK

Government launches review of the role of physician associates in the NHS

The review, led by Professor Gillian Leng, will report in the spring.

The Guardian - UK

Breast cancer drug blocked for NHS use in England and Wales after talks collapse

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence unable to reach price agreement with manufacturers of Enhertu

The Guardian - UK

Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill

Minister says law change is ‘right thing to do’ while Keir Starmer gives strongest hint yet that he will vote for bill

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Evening Standard

Breast cancer drug blocked for NHS use as price talks break down for third time

Nice said it was ‘extremely disappointed’ it will be unable to recommend trastuzumab deruxtecan, sold under the brand name Enhertu.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting pledges to address concerns surrounding physician associates

The Health Secretary told the Commons he would ‘grip’ the issue of doctor substitution and transparency for patients.

The Independent UK

Streeting tells GPs facing national insurance rises to ‘hold tight’ for funding

The Health Secretary said the Government is considering all pressures that are facing GPs.

The Independent UK

Starmer declines to say which way he will vote on assisted dying

The Government is neutral on the issue and MPs will have a free vote when the Bill is debated next week.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt: NHS ‘most micro-managed healthcare system in world’

The longest-serving health secretary in British history made his first contribution since returning to the backbenches during Health Questions.

The Independent UK

Nearly one in four Brits would take weight-loss jabs for free on NHS, poll finds

The Ipsos survey of 1,078 adults found 24% of people would use weight-loss jabs if they were provided for free by the health service.

The Guardian - UK

A price worth paying for a dignified death

Letters: Anne Heaton, Elsbeth Christie and Emma Tait react to the health secretary’s warning that legalising assisted dying would divert funds from the NHS

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