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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 voted ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:44

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

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 select ...

18 Sept 2025 at 14:17

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 ...

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

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