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Met chief says decriminalising cannabis ‘not something we’re calling for’

The head of the UK’s largest police force has opposed the Mayor of London’s call to decriminalise some cannabis possession. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said drug use is a “big issue” for communities, driving anti-social ...

28 May 2025 at 20:23

Justice Secretary rejects criticism of assisted dying Bill intervention

The Justice Secretary has rejected a Labour peer’s criticism of her intervention on the assisted dying Bill, and has said that she “never sought to impose her religious beliefs on anyone ever”. Shabana Mahmood was one of the 275 MPs who ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:44

Peers expected to agree extra scrutiny as assisted dying debate returns to Lords

Dozens more members of the House of Lords are set to have their say on the proposed legalisation of assisted dying, with “unprecedented” further scrutiny of the controversial Bill likely to be agreed. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of ...

19 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Assisted dying: Terminally ill ‘distressed’ by Theresa May’s suicide remark

Dying people were left distressed after language used by former prime minster Theresa May during debate on controversial draft law to legalise assisted deaths, the House of Lords has heard. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) ...

19 Sept 2025 at 11:27

Bishops risk legitimacy by standing in way of assisted dying – ex-Church leader

Bishops and peers in the House of Lords should not claim to know better than the public by standing in the way of legalising assisted dying, a former archbishop of Canterbury has warned. Lord George Carey, who was the Church of ...

19 Sept 2025 at 14:11

Extra layer of scrutiny for assisted dying Bill as peers pore over legislation

Funding for assisted dying and the role psychiatrists will play in the process are expected to be issues scrutinised by a special committee as proposed legislation continues its journey towards becoming law. A move to set up a ...

18 Sept 2025 at 14:17

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act

Supporters of assisted dying could seek to bypass opposition in the Lords using a rare parliamentary procedure to get the Bill on the statute books. Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to ...

29 Jan 2026 at 11:43

Stop smoke and mirrors on assisted dying Bill, key supporter urges opponents

A key supporter of legalising assisted dying has urged opponents to “stop all this smoke and mirrors”, as he suggested a rare parliamentary procedure could be used to get the contentious legislation through. Former justice ...

29 Jan 2026 at 12:43

Assisted dying supporters reject bullying claims as use of Parliament Act raised

Backers of the assisted dying Bill have rejected accusations of bullying amid claims from opponents they are attempting to force it through Parliament. The latest war of words comes as Dame Esther Rantzen – one of the ...

29 Jan 2026 at 15:28

Failure of assisted dying Bill ‘bitter disappointment and lets down terminally ill’

The inevitable fall of the assisted dying Bill this week is “upsetting” and lets down terminally ill people, campaigners said while insisting the fight for a change in the law is not over. But opponents have warned ...

19 Apr 2026 at 10:13

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