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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
Social affairs
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
Lords Want 'Wimbledon Clause' To Give Football Fans Power To Stop Stadium Moves
Culture
Lords Want "Wimbledon Clause" To Give Football Fans Power To Stop Stadium Moves
Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be 'Gentlemen'
Communities
Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be "Gentlemen"
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Health
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Health
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Health
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
The House Live
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
Education
By Sir Peter Wanless
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Health
By Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Alex Ruck Keene KC on assisted dying: 'Parliamentarians are being radically unsupported'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Alex Ruck Keene KC on assisted dying: 'Parliamentarians are being radically unsupported'
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Health
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Health
By Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
As the government considers whether to overhaul UK surrogacy law, Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church explore the ethical and practical questions around reform – and the political backlash that could follow
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Health
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has promised that her bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults will have the “strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Social Affairs news
Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?
Health
By Sophie Church
Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?
As the new government struggles to balance the books, Sophie Church hears how the already beleaguered care sector fears further cuts
Former Work And Pensions Secretary Urges Rishi Sunak To Protect Benefits For 'Most Vulnerable”
Social affairs
Former Work And Pensions Secretary Urges Rishi Sunak To Protect Benefits For "Most Vulnerable”
Chloe Smith, who served as Work and Pensions Secretary this autumn, has urged the Prime Minister not to undo her work “to protect the most vulnerable” when announcements on pensions and benefits are made in next week’s Autumn Statement.
Home Secretary Urged To Condemn Arrest Of Journalists Covering Just Stop Oil Protests
Home affairs
Home Secretary Urged To Condemn Arrest Of Journalists Covering Just Stop Oil Protests
The Home Office has refused to respond to concerns about press freedoms following the arrest of several journalists covering environmental protests on the M25.
People Want More Ukrainian Refugees To Come To The UK, New Poll Finds
Communities
People Want More Ukrainian Refugees To Come To The UK, New Poll Finds
Exclusive: A new poll has found continued support for the Homes for Ukraine scheme, with a majority of the people surveyed believing payments to UK hosts should either continue or increase to help offset cost of living increases.
Ministers Warned Of 'Crisis' In Ukrainian Refugee Scheme After 40 Per Cent Rise In Homelessness Claims
Home affairs
Ministers Warned Of "Crisis" In Ukrainian Refugee Scheme After 40 Per Cent Rise In Homelessness Claims
New data released by the government shows a significant spike in the number of those presenting to their local council as homeless since the opening of visa routes for Ukrainian refugees.
Minister Insists Manston Migration Centre Is Now 'Legally Compliant' After Government Action
Communities
Minister Insists Manston Migration Centre Is Now "Legally Compliant" After Government Action
Policing Minister Chris Philp has claimed the Manston migration centre is "legally compliant", after a judicial review was launched over conditions.
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
Social affairs
By Tali Fraser
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
The shine has come off air travel for most of us since the pandemic, but for disabled people wishing to take to the skies, flying is increasingly a frustrating ordeal. Tali Fraser reports.
Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia
Health
By Debbie Abrahams MP
Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia
It’s been 11 months since the government published its Adult Social Care White Paper, People at the Heart of Care – and yet we still have precious little detail on how government will deliver vital reform for the social care workforce.
Ed Davey interview: ‘I made my priority very clear and it is to beat Conservative MPs’
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
Ed Davey interview: ‘I made my priority very clear and it is to beat Conservative MPs’
As both leader of the Liberal Democrats and a carer to his son, Ed Davey has a lot on his plate. But, he tells Tali Fraser, he’s ready for a general election any time. Photography by Baldo Sciacca.
Women Making History Today: Joan, Malorie and Sharon
Communities
By Kate Osamor MP
Women Making History Today: Joan, Malorie and Sharon
The philosopher Thomas Carlyle suggested history was best understood as the "biography of great men". The House disagrees — and has invited parliamentarians this Black History Month to spotlight inspirational Black women.
New EHRC guidance highlights the importance of tackling Afro hair discrimination
Communities
By L'myah Sherae
New EHRC guidance highlights the importance of tackling Afro hair discrimination
Take a minute to think back to your childhood. Imagine getting ready for school, dressed in your uniform, excited for the day.
Nadhim Zahawi Says Government Would Not 'Condone' Qatar LGBTQ Policies After World Cup Row
Political parties
Nadhim Zahawi Says Government Would Not "Condone" Qatar LGBTQ Policies After World Cup Row
Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has suggested government would not “condone” policies in Qatar, after a Cabinet colleague was described as “tone deaf” for suggesting that LGBTQ fans should be “respectful” of the World Cup host nation, where homosexuality is illegal.
Black History and the new Curriculum for Wales
Education
By Vaughan Gething
Black History and the new Curriculum for Wales
“This glorious land of liberty, freedom, and religious privilege.”
Our criminal system is broken: we must prioritise care in our communities
Culture
By Temi Mwale
Our criminal system is broken: we must prioritise care in our communities
When I was 15 years old, my friend was murdered.
Rishi Sunak Becoming First British-Asian Prime Minister Seen As 'Historic Moment”
Social affairs
Rishi Sunak Becoming First British-Asian Prime Minister Seen As "Historic Moment”
The appointment of Rishi Sunak as the first British Asian to become Prime Minister has been hailed as a “historic moment” by the Conservative Friends of India.
How can anyone be against safer gambling? Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
How can anyone be against safer gambling?
This week is Safer Gambling Week when we come together to promote better education and awareness, encourage even more people to use safer gambling tools like deposit limits and time-outs, and crucially when we signpost the advice, support and help that’s available to anyone who may be struggling. From betting shops to bingo clubs, casinos and online operators, and for the first-time betting operators in Ireland and across Europe too, it is an incredible show of unity to promote safe betting and gaming.
The government must step up support for kinship carers
Social affairs
By Robert Halfon MP and Munira Wilson MP
The government must step up support for kinship carers
It can happen to anyone. Maybe you are an aunt or uncle, a grandparent, or close family friend to a child you love. Perhaps you worry about whether they were getting the care they needed at home.
Appointing an Older People’s Commissioner in every country of the UK is long overdue
Social affairs
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Appointing an Older People’s Commissioner in every country of the UK is long overdue
Last month I had the honour of being the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the National Pensioners’ Convention (NPC) in Birmingham, their first in-person convention since the pandemic.
We need to look at alternative ways to push policy change
Communities
By Kimberly McIntosh
We need to look at alternative ways to push policy change
In a recent article for OpenDemocracy, former charity campaigner Janey Starling said the sector needs to be bolder and more confrontational to get the structural changes people in vulnerable situations need.
We must simply talk to one another
Political parties
By Maria Miller MP
We must simply talk to one another
Sometimes there are topics that become so difficult , so emotive, it’s easier to stop talking about them at all.
Remembering David Amess - the path to a more compassionate politics
Social affairs
By Wera Hobhouse MP
Remembering David Amess - the path to a more compassionate politics
When my political career began, I opposed the construction of housing on an asbestos-contaminated site in Rochdale. This was not because of ideological obligation. It was not because of party allegiance. It was because I refused to risk public health.
We can pay tribute to Sir David Amess by introducing more compassion into our politics
Political parties
By Baroness Warsi and Debbie Abrahams
We can pay tribute to Sir David Amess by introducing more compassion into our politics
While we cannot undo the terrible events of a year ago, we can learn from them and build something better in their wake
Remembering David Amess - we need more compassion in politics and out
Social affairs
By Tim Loughton MP
Remembering David Amess - we need more compassion in politics and out
The day after the Queen’s funeral a constituent reported to me that his daily cycling commute had been noticeably much less stressful in the previous week as everyone seemed to be much more respectful towards their fellow road-users. How long could this last and could we possibly bottle it?
Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Face 'Further Trauma' Without Support, Government Warned
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Face "Further Trauma" Without Support, Government Warned
Leading refugee and civil society groups have written to the Prime Minister to call for extra support for Ukrainian refugees amid concerns that the rising cost of living could make it challenging to settle in the UK.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference