High Court does not have capacity to preside over assisted dying bill, warns retired judge
The bill, in its current form, says an eligible patient must have the approval of two independent doctors and the High Court.
UK politics - live: Starmer invokes Thatcher and vows to slash red tape ahead of Reeves economic reset speech
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Assisted Dying: Timeline of how and when the bill could become law
The proposed legislation is currently passing through a vital part of the Parliamentary process. | ITV National News ...
England's top medic Chris Whitty warns it's 'extremely difficult' to list illnesses that would apply under assisted dying laws - and estimating how long someone will live …
Professor Sir Chris Whitty gave evidence to a committee scrutinising the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which ...
10 Labour MPs offer support to proposed compensation scheme for Waspi women
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn was given permission by MPs to introduce the Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the House of Commons for further ...
Heathrow expansion plans must meet noise, carbon and economy tests, MPs told
Some Labour MPs encouraged the Government to strike a balance between growth and environmental concerns, while the Tories ...
Vicky Pattison's 'crippling' health condition after star noticed scary symptoms aged 30
Vicky Pattison has been open about her severe symptoms and how they have affected her life after a lengthy battle to be ...
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There is still time for women to get a fair deal on pensions
Susan Murray is the Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire. She is a former local councillor for Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar.
Chris Whitty shares fears over rushing to meet ‘firm deadline’ for assisted dying
England’s chief medical officer rejected the idea of a deadline as he gave evidence to a committee of MPs led by Kim ...
Displaced people from Gaza have ‘right of return’, says minister
Gazans have a “right of return”, a Foreign Office minister has said when asked about Donald Trump’s suggestion that “we just clean out that whole thing”. Anneliese Dodds said on Tuesday that around ...
Rollout of assisted dying service ‘best not done at speed’ says Chris Whitty
Work to provide an assisted dying service in England and Wales should not be rushed, and “simplicity” is key for good safeguards, a top medic has told MPs. England’s chief medical officer Professor ...