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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 »
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 Ian Dunt Ed Miliband has said he’s “increasingly confident” of winning the Labour leadership even as polls show his brother has twice as much support. A ComRes poll for the Independent found that David Miliband was twice as popular as his younger sibling among people who had voted Labour at least once since 1992…. Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Ed Balls’ bid for the Labour leadership has received a £100,000 donation from author Ken Follett, potentially reshaping the race to become leader of the opposition. The shadow education secretary’s six-figure donation was the largest single donation in the latest round of declarations. Mr Follett contributed the bulk of the £103,000 raised… Read more »
