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Humanists UK comment on peers backing Assisted Dying Bill

Plans to allow doctors to help terminally ill adults end their lives moved closer to becoming law today, after a new Assisted Dying Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering, has praised today’s debate for its… Read more »

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Rally planned as Parliament to debate compassionate assisted dying law

On 22 October, for the first time in years, the UK Parliament will debate legislation to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a right to die for those with terminal or incurable illnesses, fully supports the Assisted Dying Bill as a landmark step towards much-needed reform. It will be… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff A shadow minister has apologised after discovering hackers used his personal profile to view free webcams. Bill Wiggin, shadow agriculture and fisheries minister and MP for Leominster, instantly deleted his Facebook profile when he discovered the links. “It had nothing to do with me, and it’s therefore rather sad,” Mr Wiggin told… Read more »

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Clarke will stay quiet on Europe
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By politics.co.uk staff Shadow business secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has refused to oppose the Tory position on Europe in the run-up to European elections, it was reported today. Mr Clarke said he was not “seeking to change or challenge” Conservative policy as it was “reasonably moderate” and did not provide any barrier to him joining the… Read more »