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MP behind assisted dying Bill rejects Theresa May’s ‘cover-up’ claim

The Lords was debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for the first time on Friday.

Evening Standard

Hospices ‘on the brink’ financially if assisted dying is legalised

As House of Lords prepares to debate bill, Hospice UK says sector needs adequate funding for end-of-life care

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer leads UK tributes to Trump ally and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and former prime minister Boris Johnson also paid tribute to Turning Point USA founder

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Sister of murdered MP Jo Cox condemns ‘dreadful’ violence after Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot

Kim Leadbeater was among a raft of public figures to speak out after the murder of political activist Kirk at a university event

Evening Standard

Tanni Grey-Thompson hits out at abuse as Starmer comes under pressure over assisted dying bill

With Kim Leadbeater’s bill set to be debated in the Lords on Friday, the former Paralympian star athlete who opposes the bill has revealed the abuse she has received from its supporters as allies in the Lords warn Starmer that it needs more time for scrutiny

The Independent UK

Paralympian peer tells of abuse over assisted dying Bill ahead of Lords debate

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the proposed legislation ‘could still fall’ if it runs out of time.

Evening Standard

More than 100 cyclists set off on ride to remember murdered MP Jo Cox

Cheered on by Mrs Cox’s parents and sister, MP Kim Leadbeater, the group gathered at Princess Mary Athletics Stadium, in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire.

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Trump administration slaps down UK after MPs pass assisted dying bill

The Trump administration claimed Britain was legalising ‘state-subsidised suicide’

The Independent UK

Starmer pushes back at Streeting doubts over budget for assisted dying

PM says aim is to deliver legislation ‘in all its aspects’, after health secretary argues end of life care should be priority

The Guardian - UK

Starmer slaps down Wes Streeting after he claims there is ‘no budget’ for assisted dying

Prime minister pushes back at the health secretary’s suggestion that MPs made the wrong choice by backing historic assisted dying legislation

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: what happens now the House of Lords has the bill?

MPs have voted to introduce assisted dying, almost seven months after this bill was first debated in the House of Commons. The proposal – a backbench private member’s bill promoted by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater – would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to receive assistance to end…

The Conversation

Wes Streeting questions affordability of setting up NHS assisted dying service

‘There isn’t a budget for this,’ health secretary says after MPs vote to legalise procedure in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Streeting: Assisted dying will take ‘time and money that is in short supply’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said there is no budget for the assisted dying service, indicating cash might have to come from ‘trade-offs’ elsewhere.

The Independent UK

Peers clash with Esther Rantzen over plans to delay and change assisted dying bill

The TV personality’s appeal for the House of Lords not to hold up Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation has been met with scorn

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Evening Standard

Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as MPs back Bill

Kim Leadbeater’s Bill passed what could be its final Commons hurdle by 23 votes.

The Conversation

MPs may have passed the assisted dying bill, but the debate is just beginning

Now that the assisted dying bill has passed its momentous third reading in the House of Commons, it may seem like legalisation in England and Wales is a done deal. But despite this significant milestone, the bill is not yet law and its journey through the House of Lords is…

The Independent UK

MPs voting to legalise assisted dying is a momentous day for choice

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: The House of Commons decision to pass Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill marks a historic step towards giving people the right to make fundamental decisions about their own lives – as well as how to end them

International Business Times

UK MPs Vote In Favour Of Assisted Dying Bill In Historic Step

Britain's parliament took a historic step towards allowing euthanasia on Friday when MPs backed contentious legislation that would introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people.

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The Guardian - UK

Tears and prayers as MPs reflect on the journey to a historic assisted dying vote

At the end there was high tension on both sides of a debate that for some was deeply personal

The Independent UK

Assisted dying law closer but MPs’ support narrows in historic vote

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has cleared the Commons and will now move to the Lords.

Evening Standard

Rantzen: MPs backing assisted dying Bill will protect people from ‘bad death’

Campaigners inside Parliament and outside in Parliament Square were jubilant and tearful following the result of the vote.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: All you need to know following the crunch Commons vote

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the Bill and what will happen after a significant moment in its journey through Parliament.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: How your MP voted

See the votes of every MP present in the Commons for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

The Independent UK

Kim Leadbeater in tears as MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill

Watch the moment MPs voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance.

The Independent UK

MPs back historic End of Life bill with slim majority

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