3 h. ago Advertising assisted dying would be inappropriate, says MP behind Bill

May 16 will see MPs debate and likely vote on various amendments as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’s report stage.

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists welfare system needs reform amid disquiet on benefit cuts

Some 42 backbenchers said the planned cuts were ‘impossible to support’ in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer.

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer warned disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support' by over 40 Labour MPs

In a letter the group of 42 MPs said the planned cuts to disability benefits represent the 'biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity'

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27 h. ago Lefty Labour MPs create new headache for Starmer by refusing to back benefit cuts despite warning party must break fiscal 'doom loop' to see off Farage

Fourteen MPs who entered the Commons just last year are among the signatories of a letter demanding he and Chancellor Rachel Reeves U-turn on cuts due to be voted on next week.

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28 h. ago Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month UK politics live – latest updatesMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Starmer faces backbench rebellion over Pip benefit squeeze, Labour MPs indicate

Several MPs indicated they would vote against proposed changes to the personal independence payment benefit.

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55 h. ago Trump administration to stop US research on space pollution, in boon to Elon Musk

SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costsThe Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and rockets, including some caused by Elon Musk’s space companies, raising new conflict-of-interest questions about the billionaire SpaceX and Starlink owner.The pollution appears to be accumulating in the stratosphere at alarming levels. Some fear it could destroy the ozone layer, potentially expose some people to higher levels of ultraviolet radiation or help further destabilize the earth’s climate during the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Starmer warned benefit cuts could be ‘as toxic’ as axing winter fuel allowance as 800,000 miss out

Exclusive: Sir Keir has already faced a fierce backlash over PIP cuts, with left-wingers vowing to vote against the changes when put before parliament

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer given benefit cuts warning by Welsh First Minister

Eluned Morgan, Wales's Labour First Minister, is expected to break ranks over the party's controversial decision to slash the disability benefits bill in a major speech on Tuesday

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4 d. ago Scots Labour MP hits out at UK Government benefit cuts over Parkinson's support

Graeme Downie said the reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) "would miss the bigger picture for people with Parkinson’s".

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6 d. ago Outlander bosses share poignant Jamie Fraser detail that fans may not know

Outlander's makers opened up on the Highlander

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7 d. ago Labour mayor's furious message to Keir Starmer as she narrowly beats Reform

Ros Jones, who held on as Doncaster mayor by a majority of less than 700, said the Government needs to listen to the public as she hit out over winter fuel and benefit cuts

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7 d. ago Doubt is cast over assisted dying Bill as poll suggests most MPs would vote against it

The poll of 104 MPs by Whitestone Insight, commissioned by anti-assisted suicide campaign group Care Not Killing, found that 42 planned to vote against it and five said they would abstain.

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9 d. ago Widow who's husband died at Dignitas issues desperate plea – read her heartbreaking letter in full

Louise Shackleton has issued an open letter as MPs prepare to vote on the Assisted Dying Bill telling of the 'cruel and wicked' death Brits face

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1 week ago 'That's a daft question if ever I heard one' First Minister Eluned Morgan snaps in Senedd clash

Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has told Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth when questioned about welfare cuts in Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth asked her whether she, as Welsh Labour leader, or the Prime Minister, would determine how Welsh MPs would vote when the hugely controversial measures go to a Commons vote. Mrs Morgan told him it was a "daft" question.

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1 week ago Inside luxury hotel Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds stay at on Wrexham visits

Ryan Reynolds stunned fans in 2021 when he bought out Wrexham FC alongside his friend Rob McElhenney - now fans may be interested to know details of the hotel she stays in at the luxury Carden Park estate when visiting Wales for games

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2 w. ago Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles fights back tears over emotional toll of cancer

Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles was visibly emotional as she gave details of her breast cancer diagnosis during Thursday's (24 April) episode of Loose Women.

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2 w. ago Trump and DOGE’s cuts to Social Security Administration spark fears that benefit payments will be ‘interrupted’ soon

Former Biden official Martin O’Malley sounds alarm that impact of Trump’s DOGE chaos and cuts coming in near future

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2 w. ago DWP cuts to PIP and the seven conditions likely to secure payments in 2025

MPs will soon vote on Labour's brutal plans to cut a staggering £4.8 billion in disability payments. However, these seven health conditions could guarantee PIP claimants don't lose their money

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2 w. ago Tensions flare among clerics who will choose Pope Francis' successor amid claims 'old cardinals from peripheries' have been sidelined from meetings

While outwardly it appeared to be a formality to arrange the details for Saturday's funeral, for cardinals who know the power of a hushed word it was seen as a 'violation' of their rights.

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