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Catch the latest Financial News EventsAssisted dying: could a rarely used 1911 act help supporters override the Lords?
Parliament Act, passed after row over David Lloyd George’s budget, was last used in 2004 to pass ban on foxhuntingSupporters of assisted dying are planning to use the Parliament Act to override the House of Lords if it continues to block the bill. But how could that...
Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers
Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by LordsSupporters of assisted dying will seek to force through the bill using an archaic parliamentary procedure if it continues to be blocked by the Lords.The...
‘Absurd’: decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035
Campaigners say government is letting ‘landlords drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’Labour’s promise to make private rented homes in England fit for habitation will not be enforced for almost a decade, a decision campaigners have described...
Starmer thaws China relations: what’s at stake? – The Latest
Keir Starmer has landed in China to meet Xi Jinping, in the first trip to the country by a British prime minister in eight years. But Starmer is facing myriad issues, including pressure to try to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the jailed former media tycoon and one...