30 h. ago Rayner faces Labour backbench call to ‘smash’ existing housebuilding model

MPs will spend two days debating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Monday and Tuesday.

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5 d. ago MPs debate decriminalising abortion as opponents warn it would be a radical step

The issue has come to the fore in recent times with prominent cases such as those of Nicola Packer and Carla Foster.

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5 d. ago Abortion rights activists say 'decriminalisation isn't enough' ahead of Westminster vote

As MPs gather to debate an e-petition calling for the decriminalisation of abortion on June 2, abortion rights campaigners explain why decriminalisation isn't enough to protect women

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5 d. ago Inside the Victorian era law of 1861 that governs abortion rights in the UK

As campaigners fight for the decriminalisation of abortion to the UK, we delve into the 1861 Victorian era law that currently governs women's bodily autonomy in Britain

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5 d. ago London mayor reverses TfL ban on ads calling for abortion decriminalisation

Sadiq Khan seeking ‘urgent review’ of decision to ban adverts from British Pregnancy Advisory ServiceThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has stepped in to reverse a ban on adverts on the London transport network calling for abortion to be decriminalised.It is understood that the mayor is seeking an “urgent review” of a Transport for London (TfL) decision to ban the adverts from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas) charity on the grounds they may bring the Metropolitan police into disrepute. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago TfL blocks ads calling on people to lobby MPs to decriminalise abortion

TfL blocks ads calling on people to lobby MPs to decriminalise abortion  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Lindsay Hoyle snaps at disruptive MPs in heated winter fuel payments debate: ‘Are you going to behave?’

Sir Lindsey Hoyle lashed out at unruly MPs during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (21 May), asking them to behave or leave the Commons.

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3 w. ago What happens next to assisted dying law change as MPs vote on controversial issue

MPs have debated the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the Commons for the first time since November's 'yes' vote. The Mirror looks at what could happen next

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3 w. ago MPs must act to legalise assisted dying, Leadbeater urges as debate begins

High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.

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3 w. ago Assisted dying LIVE: MPs to vote on changes to plan in milestone moment

MPs will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - spearheaded by Labour's Kim Leadbeater - for the first time since they voted in favour of it in November

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3 w. ago Assisted dying Bill returns to Commons amid divided opinion among MPs

Various amendments will be debated and voted on by MPs on Friday.

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3 w. ago Assisted dying law change set for major moment as MPs prepare for key votes

MPs will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - spearheaded by Labour's Kim Leadbeater - on Friday for the first time since November's yes vote

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3 w. ago All you need to know as the assisted dying Bill returns to Parliament

The Bill is heading back to the Commons for its report stage where MPs will debate and vote on amendments.

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3 w. ago Voices: Has the assisted dying bill lost its safeguards? Join The Independent Debate

Proposed changes to the assisted dying bill have sparked debate as MPs consider whether to continue supporting the legislation in Friday's final vote

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on abortion prosecutions: decriminalisation can’t wait | Editorial

The trial of Nicola Packer shows why MPs should seize the opportunity to change the law and safeguard vulnerable women nowThe Crown Prosecution Service has yet to explain why it thought that pursuing a case against Nicola Packer was in the public interest. Thankfully, jurors last week cleared the 45-year-old of illegally terminating her pregnancy. But more than four years of police and criminal proceedings have had a lasting impact on a woman already traumatised by discovering that she was 26 weeks pregnant, not about 10, when she acted. The trial dragged her private life – even her sexual preferences – into the public eye. Understandably, she called it “humiliating”. But it is prosecutors who should feel shame.Ms Packer was prescribed abortion pills in a remote consultation, due to a Covid lockdown. Prosecutors alleged that she deliberately breached the abortion time limit. Jurors believed Ms Packer, who said that she was horrified to realise how advanced her pregnancy was whe...

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3 w. ago ‘I gave birth three months early – then police investigated me over an illegal abortion’

As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

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3 w. ago Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

A new amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill is being brought by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

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4 w. ago DAN HODGES: Labour MPs tell me Starmer is facing open rebellion. And I'm stunned at who they'd want to replace him as Prime Minister

Forget the hype surrounding the Trump trade deal, writes DAN HODGES. In the wake of the recent disastrous local election and by-election defeats, the patience of Labour MPs has snapped.

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4 w. 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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