High-profile campaigner against new law facing questions over parliamentary group financed by Christian rightOne of the UK’s most high-profile campaigners against assisted dying is being investigated over funding to a...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons voteMPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if they...
Read MoreReligious lobbyists are secretly coordinating and funding bodies that claim to be led by disabled people and health workersCampaigns against assisted dying that claim to be led by healthcare workers and disabled people are being...
Read MoreStatement acknowledges ‘mistake’ that prompted complaints from some Hindus, including a Tory MPUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has apologised to British Hindus after it served meat and alcohol...
Read MoreChristian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients die not protected in England and Wales billA significant proportion of NHS medical staff are likely to exercise a conscience clause if assisted dying is...
Read MoreJulie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes neededA bishop and a cabinet minister have said more senior clergy in the Church of England may need to resign after a...
Read MoreSmyth moved to South Africa after he was barred from re-entering Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer campsThe evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly...
Read MoreWelby had faced mounting pressure to quit over his handling of John Smyth abuse scandalThe archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that he will step down after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of...
Read MorePrime minister says victims of serial abuser John Smyth ‘failed very, very badly’Keir Starmer has refused to back the archbishop of Canterbury, who has faced growing demands to resign over his handling of an abuse...
Read MoreHelen-Ann Hartley says archbishop’s position is untenable as members of Church of England’s ruling body launch petitionA Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury...
Read MoreExclusive: George Carey says 26 bishops should ‘be on the side of those who … want a dignified, compassionate end to their lives’UK politics live – latest updatesGeorge Carey, the former archbishop of...
Read MoreJustin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliamentThe archbishop of Canterbury has warned that legalising assisted dying is dangerous and risks turning the...
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