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MPs across divide call for better palliative care after assisted dying vote

Layla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Senior MP ‘worried that vulnerable people will get swept up’ in assisted dying

A historic Commons vote on Friday means that assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill debate hears warning of ‘state suicide service’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater.

Evening Standard

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UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine

Letters: Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian Eno, Fran Heathcote, Sophie Bolt and Lindsey German say diplomacy is the only path to peace. Plus, Laurie Farnum on why Russia can’t be trusted and Alex Hetmanczuk on the…

The Guardian - UK

Making the case for a law on assisted dying

Letter: Stephen Sedley, a former court of appeal judge, responds to an article by MPs Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats

Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments, as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

The Independent UK

‘One conversation really changed my mind’: the personal stories driving MPs’ decisions on assisted dying

Traditional allies such as Diane Abbott and John McDonnell are split over Friday’s vote as politicians grapple with the issue

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Diane Abbott: I stood up to Keir Starmer - and we haven’t spoken in four years

Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black female MP, tells Nadine White how she and Sir Keir Starmer still do not speak, despite being welcomed back into the Labour Party before the election

The Independent UK

Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott make joint plea to reject assisted dying

The Father and Mother of the House are expected to argue there has been insufficient scrutiny of the law, in a letter published in The Guardian.

Evening Standard

UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill

Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed

The Guardian - UK

Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill

There can be no safeguards that would prevent an assisted dying law from being abused. It must remain illegal, say Labour MP Diane Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying unites Kemi Badenoch and Diane Abbott in fears over safeguards

Exclusive: The Tory leader and veteran left-wing Labour MP agree on very little, but both have joined thousands of doctors and nurses who expressing concerns over the assisted dying legislation as details about safeguards are revealed today

The Independent UK

Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations

No 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UK

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The Independent unlocks Black history archives to celebrate trailblazers

Renowned Black figures from a cross-section of industries will feature, from Seal and Whitney Houston to Naomi Campbell, Trevor McDonald, Darcus Howe, Linford Christie and more

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice gives verdict on Keir Starmer's performance so far

JOHN Curtice has said Keir Starmer’s “political antennae are weak” and he is “not very good at setting a narrative”.

The Guardian - UK

A Woman Like Me: A Memoir by Diane Abbott review – rich and complex record of resilience

Though vague about her own achievements, Britain’s first Black female MP paints an absorbing picture of her remarkable life and sheer determination in a gossip-free but frank and, at times, funny autobiography

The Independent UK

Far left try to blame summer riots on Starmer in bid to hijack Labour conference

Far left activist Mish Rahman said the far-right riots which rocked England and Northern Ireland in August were ‘were inevitable under this climate’

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The Independent UK

‘Don’t compare Keir to Boris’ pleads minister as Diane Abbott accuses PM of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’

Exclusive: Ministers are concerned that comparisons are now being drawn between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson as the row over gifts erupts

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer is 'in the pockets of millionaires' amid donation row

MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington calls out party over gifts accepted

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: The sophisticated attack on Hezbollah, and what it means for a fractious Middle East

In today’s newsletter: Thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in sequence across Lebanon – what happens now?

The Guardian - UK

A Woman Like Me by Diane Abbott review – voice of the left

The veteran MP’s inspirational memoir charts a life in politics and testifies to the power of refusing to pipe down

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott accuses Keir Starmer of treating her like a ‘non-person’

Veteran MP says she expected more support from Labour after comments by Tory donor that she ‘should be shot’

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer has 'treated me as a non-person', says Diane Abbott

LABOUR MP Diane Abbott has said Keir Starmer treated her like a “non-person” during a row over racist comments made about her...

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer treated her as ‘a non-person’ during race row

The veteran Labour MP says she felt at risk after Frank Hester’s comments and expected more support from the Labour leader

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