Highly unusual move for private member’s bill is sign government will intensely monitor details of legislationUK politics live – latest updatesTwo ministers are to be assigned to the assisted dying bill in a highly...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at why the government is laying out their ‘plan for change’ five months in. Also, after being voted through the Commons, what next for the historic assisted...
Read MorePalliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support to 100,000 people in England and WalesAssisted dying bill brings critical state of palliative care into government’s focusMPs, doctors and...
Read MorePalliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support following assisted dying voteAssisted dying bill brings critical state of palliative care into government’s focusMPs, doctors and charities have...
Read MoreThe changes that could make it into the final bill before parliamentThe backing of the assisted dying bill by the House of Commons was a historic moment for England and Wales but just the first step in a long process.One thing...
Read MoreMPs says what terminally ill people ‘really’ need is access to hospice care and proper end-of-life careDiane Abbott has warned it could soon be cheaper for GPs to encourage seriously unwell patients to “sign on...
Read MoreLayla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and WalesMPs on both sides of the debate over assisted dying have called for improvements to palliative care, regardless of...
Read MoreMother of the House issues warning after MPs voted to back assisted dying bill on FridayFront pages in the UK on Saturday were dominated by the step taken by MPs toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by backing a...
Read MoreLayla Moran, chair of the health and social care select committee, said Wes Streeting should be taking a more proactive approach to the issueLiberal Democrat Layla Moran, chair of the health and social care select committee,...
Read MoreNewspapers across the board cover the historic vote prominently, but with some more enthused about the outcome than othersFront pages in the UK on Saturday were dominated by the step taken by MPs toward legalising assisted dying...
Read MoreTerminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed lawReport: MPs back assisted dying in England and WalesAnalysis: ordinary people the power behind the voteHow...
Read MoreBill will now proceed to committee for scrutiny, whose membership will be chosen by its proposer Kim LeadbeaterMPs have voted by 330 to 275 to approve the assisted dying bill at a second reading. But the bill is not yet law and...
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