Assisted dying bill vote: Latest updates as MPs debate new law to allow terminally-ill people the right to die for first time

Assisted dying bill vote: Latest updates as MPs debate new law to allow terminally-ill people the right to die for first time

By JAMIE BULLEN and DAVID WILCOCK Published: 07:49 GMT, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 13:09 GMT, 29 November 2024 Advertisement MPs from across Parliament are debating whether to back a law to legalise assisted dying which has been likened to ‘crossing a Rubicon’. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s private members’ bill, named the Terminally Ill Adults…

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Latest updates ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil Labour’s plan to raise billions in new taxes with NHS in line for huge cash injection

Latest updates ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil Labour’s plan to raise billions in new taxes with NHS in line for huge cash injection

By Jamie Bullen Published: 09:12 GMT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 29 October 2024 Advertisement Health Secretary Wes Streeting has today described the NHS as ‘not just on its knees, it’s on its face’ as the Chancellor promises more money to deliver an extra 40,000 hospital appointments every week. Mr Streeting has warned…

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