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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

The Independent UK

Assisted dying House of Commons vote: Key numbers and trends

A majority of female MPs backed the Bill, while slightly more male MPs opposed the legislation than voted in favour.

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.

Evening Standard

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Assisted dying set to be legalised as MPs back Kim Leadbeater’s bill in historic vote

Kim Leadbeater’s bill has now passed all its stages in the Commons and will go to the Lords, where it is likely to meet more scrutiny

The Independent UK

James Cleverly’s voice breaks as he tells MPs of ‘painful’ death of best friend in assisted dying bill debate

James Cleverly has opened up on losing his best friend during the assisted dying bill debate in the House of Commons on Friday (20 June).

The Independent UK

Assisted dying Bill not now or never moment, says Cleverly ahead of crucial vote

Supporters and opponents of a change in the law gathered at Westminster holding placards saying ‘Let us choose’ and ‘Don’t make doctors killers’.

Evening Standard

Watch live: MPs cast final vote for assisted dying bill

Watch live as MPs debate and vote on the controversial assisted dying bill for the terminally ill in the House of Commons on Friday (20 June).

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MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales – as it happened

Assisted dying bill will pass to the Lords after MPs vote to accept it, with 314 votes to 291

The Guardian - UK

Westminster is set to decriminalise abortion – what about Scotland?

WESTMINSTER legislation to decriminalise abortion has cleared the House of Commons this week - but what about Scotland?

The National (Scotland)

Esther Rantzen and terminally ill preacher make case for assisted dying Bill

The House of Commons will vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, which will see it either progress to the Lords or fall.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill: When would it be available if Kim Leadbeater’s bill passes?

The Bill is back in the Commons for a debate and major vote which would see it either pass to the House of Lords or fall

The Independent UK

British lawmakers vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales

Amendment to the crime and policing bill means women who terminate their pregnancies after 24 weeks will no longer be prosecuted.

Euronews

UK votes to decriminalise abortion after prosecutions of some women

The amendment comes after police investigated more than 100 women, including some who had natural miscarriages.

Al Jazeera

Report criticises ‘major failing’ to gather ethnicity data on grooming gangs

Baroness Louise Casey said questions about ethnicity had been ‘dodged for years’.

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Trans barrister accosted outside Commons toilet by gender critical activists

A TRANS barrister was confronted by two gender-critical campaigners outside of a women’s bathroom in the House of Commons.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: UK doctor says helping patients die in Australia is a ‘privilege’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due to return to the House of Commons for debate on Friday

The National (Scotland)

'Absurdity' of UK position on Israel while still supplying arms called out by SNP MP

THE "absurdity" of the UK's position on Israel after it imposed sanctions on two Israeli ministers has been called out by an SNP MP.

The Independent UK

TV doctor Hilary Jones says he would help terminally ill die if End of Life law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is scheduled to return to the House of Commons for debate this Friday

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Evening Standard

Fact check: Amendment would stop prosecutions of women for getting abortions

A social media user has made claims about an amendment to the crime and policing bill.

Evening Standard

Deal on US steel tariffs to be in force ‘in a very short time’, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer suggested to the House of Commons that the deal struck last month could come into effect ‘in just a couple of weeks’.

Euronews

UK pressures France to crack down on small boat crossings

Opposition politicians in Britain say that smugglers are exploiting a French law that bars police from acting once migrants are in the water.

The Fashion Central

Bombshell new poll predicts Nigel Farage on course to win next general election

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is on course to win a stunning majority in the next general election, according to a new bombshell poll by Electoral Calculus.

The Conversation

Setbacks but signs of progress: How gender parity fared in Canada’s federal election

A month ago, 103 women were elected to the House of Commons, representing one-third of MPs, a slight decrease since 2021 (-0.9%).

The National (Scotland)

12 nuclear incidents may have leaked radioactivity at Faslane since 2023

There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal

The Independent UK

Long-awaited Chagos Islands deal set to be signed by Starmer

The prime minister is due to attend a virtual handover ceremony with Mauritian officials on Thursday, according to reports

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