9 h. ago Reform 'set to repeal assisted dying legislation in next general election' if it passes through Lords

Nigel Farage's party is expected to promise to reverse the law in its next manifesto, assuming the legislation passes in the Lords.

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39 h. ago Can anything stop plans for 'death on the NHS'? After MPs vote to LEGALISE assisted dying peers are urged to block or alter 'unsafe' suicide law

The Commons backed allowing medics to help terminally ill people to die this afternoon despite warnings that the legislation is unsafe.

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41 h. ago Voices: My husband wanted to go to Dignitas: the new assisted dying bill wouldn’t have helped him

As the right-to-die legislation passes its final Commons hurdle, Mary Dejevsky explains how it falls far short of helping those who might have been pinning their hopes on it, namely people like her late partner with chronic progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s disease

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8 d. ago DWP update on PIP and Universal Credit reforms amid backlash over plans

The UK Government is pressing ahead with its plans to cut benefits, but additional protections are set to be added to the Welfare Reform Bill

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9 d. ago Canadians said no to Trump – so why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga

If it goes ahead we will see the construction of a surveillance state that is in some ways worse than the USCanada got duped. We avoided electing an outright Trump sympathiser, but we still elected a prime minister who will align our policies with the United States. Despite all the anti-Trump rhetoric and celebration of the idea that Canada was independent and had no desire to be like the US, we are now passing Maga-inspired legislation.The newly elected Mark Carney government tabled a border bill that will give law enforcement sweeping powers in obtaining citizen’s data, and will align Canada with the US’s refugee policies. Bill C-2, or the Strong Borders Act, is presented as a border security bill. However, its reach extends beyond border applications to nearly all legislation.Erica Ifill is an economist and award-winning political columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence after Polish presidential election blow

Vote passed by 243-210 for prime minister whose preferred presidential candidate lost election this monthThe Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has comfortably won a vote of confidence in parliament that was called to shore up his fragile coalition government after a bruising setback in the presidential election earlier this month.The vote of confidence on Wednesday was passed by 243 votes in favour to 210 against. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage set to arrive in Scotland as John Swinney brands Reform leader 'political con man'

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister claimed the Clacton MP "hates the very idea of Scotland having its own Parliament".

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves set to revive Tory plans to invest in the Red Wall as Labour tries to head off Reform threat

Rachel Reeves is said to have ordered a review of the framework to enable investment in the North and Midlands at next month's spending review.

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3 w. ago Thameslink passengers stuck for hours after electrical fault causes transport chaos

One angry passenger called the lengthy wait between London St Pancras and West Hampstead ‘disgraceful’

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3 w. ago Britain's first air taxi takes to the skies: Electric aircraft that carries one pilot and four passengers at 150mph has successful Cotswolds test flight

The prototype VX4 vehicle flew one pilot and four passengers on a cross-country trip over the Cotswolds following its launch at the region's airport runway.

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