UNBELIEVABLE: 5 - The Untold Story

MP reigniting assisted dying debate says faith in democracy must be restored

Lauren Edwards said she was ‘really disappointed and quite frustrated’ when the Bill ran out of time in the House of Lords.

Evening Standard · Jun 15

MP Lauren Edwards Deploys Rare Parliament Act to Bypass Lords and Pass Historic Assisted Dying Bill

Labour MP reintroduces the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, aiming to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, using a rare parliamentary mechanism to potentially bypass the House of Lords.

International Business Times UK · Jun 15

Attempt to reintroduce assisted dying bill sparks new Labour civil war

Rochester and Strood MP Lauren Edwards will reintroduce Kim Leadbeater’s highly controversial Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would allow assisted deaths in England and Wales

The Independent UK · Jun 14

Archbishop tells Parliament artificial intelligence regulations fail to protect human dignity

Dame Sarah Mullally cited reports which showed ‘evidence that chatbots are now facilitating violence against women and girls’

The Independent UK · Jun 5

Former Conservative MP and deputy speaker Alan Haselhurst dies aged 88

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle described him as a ‘distinguished and respected parliamentarian’

The Independent UK · Jun 3

MPs who backed assisted dying bill don’t expect it to return via act that bypasses Lords

Prominent backers including Louise Haigh say they would not support using Parliament Acts to pass bill

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3

Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson announces cancer has returned

The Labour peer was initially diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer in March 2023

The Independent UK · May 29

Tributes pour in for MI6 ‘trailblazer’ Baroness Meta Ramsay

Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union

The Independent UK · May 29

Thursday briefing: With more revelations about Peter Mandelson, can Keir Starmer continue to brazen this out?

In today’s newsletter: Mandelson’s links to more powerful figures have raised profound questions about the government’s vetting process and the release of key documents to parliament

The Guardian - UK · May 28

Key questions over Mandelson vetting: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?

Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?

The Guardian - UK · May 27