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The assisted death of the assisted dying bill
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Esther Rantzen, who is campaigning to change the law, has spoken of the assisted dying bill in the past tense and blamed religious people and lobbyists for blocking it in the House of Lords. It has become clear in recent days that the government will not give the bill more time – which only draws attention to the reality that the bill is probably doomed however much time it is given, because its opponents in the Lords will talk it out. Rantzen refused to blame Keir Starmer for the bill's failure, saying she owes him "enormous gratitude" for ensuring it was "given proper government time for a serious debate". And it is true that he promised only that he would allow the Commons a free vote on the issue, which it has had. |
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Which Australian city was named after the wife of William IV? |
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| The former Labour leader said he wanted his 'mass, socialist party' to take the fight to Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage |
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| Despite his criminal record, the agitator was pictured smiling with a senior adviser at the US State Department |
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| Women forced to deliver babies in corridors, Asian women stereotyped as 'princesses' and black women's pain dismissed |
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What else you need to know today |
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- I wrote about today's asylum figures – a slight improvement but the small boats numbers are up, and they are what matters
- There is still time to enter my sweepstake on the order of the parties in the Gorton and Denton by-election: currently the most popular choice (35 per cent) is Green-Reform-Labour
- Donald Trump's 'golden age of America'… is anyone feeling it yet, asks Chris Blackhurst
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Why might 'net zero' immigration be bad news for taxpayers? |
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Lower immigration might sound a vote-winner but the Institute for Fiscal Studies says Rachel Reeves may have to raise taxes as a result... Read more |
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What Prince Harry wrote on the wall of a rehab centre in Amman, Jordan, on a World Health Organisation visit |
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