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Jersey Assembly votes for humane right to die law

Jersey’s States Assembly today approved a proposal to change the law on assisted dying for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions, who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, which campaigns for a right to die for those with terminal or incurable illnesses, praised the debate… Read more »

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Ian Dunt Alan Johnson has delivered a blistering first interview as chancellor, saying the coalition cuts would “fundamentally alter our community”. Mr Johnson, who admitted when he was given the post that he needed to brush up on his economics, said he would not oppose all government cuts, but that the scale of what was… Read more »

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Peter Hain didn't get enough votes to make it into the shadow Cabinet, but has made it into Ed Milband's frontbench team
Hain bags shadow Cabinet role despite losing vote

By Alex Stevenson and Peter Wozniak Ed Miliband has ignored the results of Labour’s shadow Cabinet elections by appointing Peter Hain to the Wales portfolio. The former Welsh secretary, who was a prominent supporter of Ed Miliband during the recent leadership election campaign, did not get enough votes to make it into the opposition party’s… Read more »