76 minutes ago UK politics live: Assisted dying vote will be ‘very close’ says Leadbeater, as Starmer faces PMQs

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said there are ‘strongly held’ views on her private members bill that will be voted on by MPs on Friday

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1 hour ago Assisted dying bill vote will be ‘very close’, says Kim Leadbeater – UK politics live

Leadbeater, the Labour MP who proposed the private member’s bill, has been defending the proposed new lawIn an interview with BBC Breakfast, Kim Leadbeater said she expected the vote her assisted dying bill to be “very close”.MPs have been doing consultations with their constituents, holding events, holding round tables, doing huge amounts of amounts of research into this really important issue, and I think the vote will be very close. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Liz Truss opposes assisted dying bill saying NHS should be ‘protecting lives, not ending them’ – UK politics live

The Telegraph, which first reported Truss’s stance, also said Theresa May and Boris Johnson were against the billGood morning. We have got PMQs later, which means party politics will probably dominate for much of the day in the chamber, but increasingly MPs are preoccupied with a free vote, non-partisan matter, the vote on the assisted dying bill on Friday. This morning there are at least two interesting developments on that story.Three former Conservative prime ministers are all opposed to the bill, the Telegraph is reporting. The paper has a quote from Liz Truss who says:It is wrong in principle: organs of the state like the NHS and the judicial system should be protecting lives, not ending them.No doubt, as we have seen in Canada, vulnerable people would be put under appalling pressu...

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18 hours ago UK to water down electric car making rules as Vauxhall closes factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk

The plant, which makes Vauxhall Vivaro vans, was due to be overhauled next year to make electric models

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19 hours ago UK politics live: Labour warned National Insurance hike could torpedo plan to get millions back to work

Young people ‘have a responsibility’ to take up new opportunities Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary has said

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20 hours ago Watch: Liz Kendall questioned on Labour’s ‘Get Britain Working Again’ employment plans

Watch as Liz Kendall was questioned on Labour's "Get Britain Working Again" employment reform plans on Tuesday, 26 November.

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21 hours ago UK politics: Kendall says ‘you must work if you can work’ as she warns benefits bill set to soar by £26bn

Young people ‘have a responsibility’ to take up new opportunities Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary has said

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21 hours ago Tories accuse Labour of ‘pinching our ideas’ with jobs plan – UK politics live

Shadow minister says Liz Kendall ‘making right noises to fix economic activity’ but claims plans lack substanceThe Federation of Small Businesses applauds the ambition in the government’s Get Britain Working, but says that overcoming the “pervasive poverty of ambition” about employment in the public sector won’t be easy. This is from Tina McKenzie, the FSB’s policy chair.This is a start – but only a start – in fixing the pervasive poverty of ambition in the Jobcentre, health and other state systems when it comes to getting people back into work. Increasing employment is ultimately the most sure-fire way to drive up living standards and economic growth. Ministers have a huge job to persuade public institutions that work is good for health and that everyone who needs work should be helped...

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22 hours ago UK government seeks meeting with Trump team over Chagos Islands agreement

National security adviser will travel to Washington in attempt to persuade US president-elect not to rip up dealUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s national security adviser is to travel to Washington as the UK government tries to persuade Donald Trump not to rip up the Chagos Islands agreement, the Guardian has learned.Jonathan Powell, who negotiated the Chagos deal earlier this autumn, is drawing up plans to visit the US capital in the coming days, four government sources said. Continue reading...

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