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How every MP voted on the Assisted Dying Bill
20 hours ago · MPs voted this afternoon on the second reading of The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying by allowing adults who are terminally ill with less than six months to live take their own life at the time of their choosing.. The Bill has sparked intense discussion in Westminster.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters support assisted dying law, poll finds
1 day ago · At present, laws throughout the UK prevent people from asking for medical help to die. A majority of voters support a change in the law to make assisted dying legal, a poll for LFF has found. The poll, carried out by Savanta for LFF, found that 60% of voters support legalisation of assisted dying in ...
Dozens of MPs issue call to scrap increase in bus fare cap
4 days ago · In this year’s budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced that the cap on bus fares in England will remain in place, but that it will increase from £2 to £3 in January.At the time, that decision was highly controversial, with thousands of people signing a petition in advance of the budget calling for the £2 cap to be kept. ...
Labour must reform local government - but it's important to get …
3 days ago · Gavin Callaghan is the Labour leader of Basildon Council . It’s probably a stretch to describe it as a media buzz, but it’s rare that local government makes the leap from the pages of trade journals like the Municipal Journal and the Local Government Chronicle into the Times.That the impending English Devolution White Paper has done so is testament to the scale of the change that looks set ...
Petition to reapply for EU membership nears 50,000 signatures
6 days ago · A petition urging the UK to reapply for European Union membership has gained tens of thousands of signatures.. The petition argues that rejoining the EU would benefit the UK’s economy, global influence, and collaboration on key issues, citing Brexit’s lack of tangible benefits and the changing public opinion.
5 key takeaways from Labour’s first budget in 14 years
Oct 30, 2024 · Today was a day many in the Labour Party had been waiting for. Labour’s first budget in 14 years and the first ever delivered by a female Chancellor.
U.S. election: Why there is still much to do to ensure a Kamala …
Oct 8, 2024 · 270toWin: National polls: Harris 49.5% – Trump 45.7%; Harris +3.8. Cook Political Report’s Swing State Project Survey (Amy Walter and Jessica Taylor) shows Harris leading (AZ +2, MI+3, NV +1, PA +1 and WI +2) or tied (NC) with Trump in all but one (GA -2) of the seven battleground states and with an overall lead of 49%-48% nationally (2 …
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Left Foot Forward’s 15 biggest interviews of 2023
Dec 30, 2023 · 4. Sharon Graham. One of the most prominent trade union leaders in 2023 was Sharon Graham – the general secretary of Unite. She has become known for leading a union which has won scores of massive victories for workers, including dozens of double digit pay rises in workplaces across the UK.