15 h. ago Fears assisted dying bill could be defeated as MPs warn ‘tide is turning’

Labour MP Paul Waugh said today’s voting shows the bill has ‘rapidly lost the confidence of MPs’

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17 h. ago Why there's plenty to like in Rachel Reeves' Spending Review for Edinburgh

The Chancellor’s Spending Review announcements should be welcomed, writes Edinburgh City Council leader Jane Megaher.

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19 h. ago Adverts for assisted dying could appear on TikTok or during daytime TV, Commons warned

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage in the House of Commons, with various amendments likely to be voted on.

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22 h. ago Doctors and psychiatrists warn over loopholes in assisted dying legislation as MPs brace for latest wave of votes

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage in the House of Commons, with various amendments likely to be voted on.

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40 h. ago Rachel Reeves hit with headache after economy shrinks amid fresh fears of tax hikes

The Office for National Statistics said the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April. Meanwhile, experts are warning that council tax bills will rise following Chancellor Rachel Reeves's spending review

Economics

49 h. ago Government Spending Review 2025: Economy shrinks as NHS spending surges and struggling councils miss out

From a surprise economic slump and warnings of a “National Health State”, to council funding concerns, a 74 per cent house price surge, and rising Tesco sales - here are today’s top UK business stories.

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60 h. ago 'Bombshell' council tax rise warning over Rachel Reeves' police funding plans

Chancellor accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’ as she outlines Spending Review

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61 h. ago Reeves ‘failed’ to back English councils in spending review, MPs warn

Woking MP Will Forster called on the Chancellor to ‘justify’ a ‘lack of investment’ into local government.

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63 h. ago Council tax 'bombshell' warning over Chancellor's police funding plans

The government was accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’

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4 d. ago Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

The head of a group of authorities in deprived areas across the North and the Midlands also called for capital investment in ‘left behind’ places.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves in standoff over policing and council budgets days before spending review

Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more cash Rachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this week’s spending review, which is set to give billions to the NHS, defence and technology.Yvette Cooper’s Home Office and Angela Rayner’s housing and local government ministry were the two departments still at the negotiating table on Sunday fighting for more cash, after weeks of trying to reach a settlement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain’s ‘most hazardous building’ could leak radioactive water for 30 more years, MPs warn

The former nuclear power plant still poses ‘intolerable risks’

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1 week ago New defence plans could lead to ‘significant cuts’ in other areas, MPs warn

John Healey said the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is ‘not about cuts’, amid concerns the plans will be funded at the expense of existing programmes.

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1 week 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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3 w. ago Chagos outrage! Extraordinary pledge that could help our enemies is buried in smallprint of £30billion surrender deal

MPs and ex-military chiefs lined up to warn that the 'grotesque' and 'dangerous' clause, buried in the treaty's small print, risked aiding Britain's enemies.

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3 w. ago MPs warn ‘secretive’ approach may have harmed EU ‘reset’ efforts

The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said public backing for closer relations with the EU mean the Government has to be ‘bold in its offer’.

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4 w. ago Ministers face new demand to postpone inheritance tax raid on farmers as MPs warn rushed plan will hammer the 'vulnerable' and elderly

The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said the Government had failed to properly consult on the policy, leaving its potential impact 'disputed and unclear'.

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