Diane Abbott warns vulnerable people could see ‘supported suicide’ as only option after assisted dying vote

Diane Abbott warns vulnerable people could see ‘supported suicide’ as only option after assisted dying vote – UK politics live

Mother of the House issues warning after MPs voted to back assisted dying bill on Friday. Meanwhile, the government has thrown its weight behind a bill to crack down on puppy smuggling as part of ...

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Badenoch suggests final Tory migration policy would be more radical than leaving European convention on human rights – UK politics live

Conservative leader says there needs to be a ‘plan not just a promise’ beyond leaving the ECHR. William Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford ...

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MPs back landmark assisted dying bill to give some terminally ill people the right to end their lives – UK politics live

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed law. Report: MPs back assisted dying in England and Wales Analysis: ...

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UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate

After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.

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UK's first Dignitas widow feels ‘wonderful’ after assisted dying vote

Reginald Crew became the first person from the UK to die at the Dignitas clinic in 2003.

The power behind the vote for assisted dying? Ordinary people

Many powerful voices spoke for and against the bill, but those of constituents had the greatest sway over MPs. • Assisted dying vote – latest updates . It is hard to think of a better MP to take ...

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‘Historic step’: what the UK papers say after landmark vote on assisted dying

Newspapers across the board cover the historic vote prominently, but with some more enthused about the outcome than others. UK politics live – latest updates Front pages in the UK on Saturday ...

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UK assisted dying bill offers ‘strictest safeguards’ say supporters

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater will publish proposed legislation on Tuesday

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Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote

BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.

Assisted dying bill splits UK cabinet ahead of vote

Poll finds 65% of British public supports change in law to allow voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill

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UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...

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Assisted dying: The vote

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British lawmakers back assisted dying bill after emotional debate

LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives.

MPs Vote in Favour of Assisted Dying

The bill will now face more scrutiny before it can become law.

Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters

For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.

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Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill

Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.

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Shadow chancellor warns Reeves over EU ties after Bank chief says Brexit harming economy – UK politics live

Mel Stride said there must be no suggestion of the UK going back into the EU single market or customs union. In news that will disappoint those of you who enjoy a Liberal Democrat stunt, PA has ...

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Assisted dying 'expected to need Welsh vote'

Plans to legalise assisted dying are likely to need the approval of the Welsh Parliament, BBC told.

Will assisted dying vote pass? It's far from clear

This week the House of Commons will make a decision that could have consequences for decades.

MPs begin debating assisted dying ahead of landmark vote

Controversial proposal has split parliament and cabinet, with outcome too close to call

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MPs across divide call for better palliative care after assisted dying vote

Layla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and Wales. MPs on both sides of the debate over assisted dying have called for improvements to ...

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UK MPs back bill to legalise assisted dying

Legislators vote to allow some terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their lives

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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

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MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Cross-party group’s letter comes after health secretary said he doubted NHS could enact the change. A cross-party group of MPs who are practising medics and former NHS staff have written ...

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David Cameron says he has changed mind on assisted dying and now supports bill

Ex-PM, who previously feared vulnerable people may be pressured to end lives, says legislation has ‘extremely strong’ safeguards. UK politics live – latest updates David Cameron has said he ...

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Assisted dying would be funded ‘at expense of’ NHS services, warns Streeting

Health secretary commissions study into costs of measure ahead of MPs’ vote this month

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Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill

Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.

Esther Rantzen urges MPs to vote on ‘vital issue’ of assisted dying

TV presenter says subject may not be debated in parliament for another decade if legislation does not pass. UK politics live – latest updates Esther Rantzen , whose terminal cancer diagnosis ...

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Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote

Departments ready to work on assessment of its workability as critics say it is proceeding the ‘wrong way round’. Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying ...

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Last-minute lobbying ahead of major assisted dying vote

MPs are voting in what could be one of the most momentous decisions of their political lives.

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MPs hours away from historic vote on whether to legalise assisted dying

Vote expected on Friday afternoon, as those running campaigns for and against say it is too close to call. MPs are hours away from deciding whether to legalise assisted dying for those with less ...

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