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Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage

Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Windrush scandal still a stain on society, Floella Benjamin tells Lords event

Campaigners call for urgent reform of redress scheme and say they plan to launch ‘people’s inquiry’ into failings

The Guardian - UK

‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights

Lords look ‘undemocratic and firmly against interest of working people’, say senior trade union and Labour figures

The Guardian - UK

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MI5 issues new China espionage warning after spies pose as headhunters on LinkedIn to target MPs

Security minister Dan Jarvis says the government will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ attempts by China to interfere with the UK’s sovereign affairs

The Independent UK

China in ‘covert and calculated’ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says

Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly Shen

The Guardian - UK

Palliative care and choice must be at the heart of the assisted dying debate

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Rachel Clarke on how people are dying without the support they need

The Guardian - UK

Lady Newlove obituary

Former legal secretary who became a passionate and articulate advocate for the victims of crime

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Assisted dying Bill risks running out of time to become law, Lords hears

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will become law in England and Wales only if both the House of Commons and House of Lords agree.

Evening Standard

Peers warned against delaying assisted dying Bill with record high amendments

The Bill was narrowly approved by MPs in the House of Commons earlier this year, and received an unopposed second reading in the Lords in September.

Evening Standard

Brain tumour patient urges compassion from peers considering assisted dying law

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the Lords chamber on Friday for committee stage.

The Independent UK

Peers to mount fresh offensive to halt assisted dying bill

More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislation

The Guardian - UK

Planning reforms will contribute to ‘knockout blow’ for housebuilders – Tories

A minister said the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will help unlock 1.5 million homes by 2029.

Evening Standard

First woman appointed to prestigious 700-year-old position in historic move

Chloe Kilcoyne Mawson will take up the post in the House of Lords in April 2026

The Independent UK

Lady Howells of St Davids obituary

Community worker and champion of racial equality who became a spokeswoman for the family of Stephen Lawrence

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Evening Standard

Labour has duty to deliver reforms to workers’ rights, Rayner tells Commons

‘I say to my colleagues on the frontbench that I will be with you every step of the way as we do just that,’ the former deputy prime minister said.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: England’s chief medic warns against complex bureaucracy

The Bill is due back before the whole House of Lords for wider committee scrutiny next week.

Evening Standard

Tories call for workers rights Bill to be thrown out as it returns to Commons

The Bill is aimed at bolstering the rights of workers, including by extending a host of protections to workers from the first day they start a job.

Evening Standard

‘No plans’ to ban VPNs but ‘nothing off the table’ to bolster online safety

Baroness Liz Lloyd warned there was ‘limited evidence on children’s use of VPNs’.

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Environment Agency hits back at ‘unfair’ claims of incompetence over waste crime

Philip Duffy, the agency’s chief executive, called the waste team ‘excellent’ and ‘hardworking’.

The Guardian - UK

Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee

Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal culture

Evening Standard

Farage calls for Parliament grooming commission as survivor blasts Government

The Reform leader suggested a joint initiative by both the Commons and Lords could lead to the launch of a special commission into the scandal.

The Guardian - UK

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken

Evening Standard

Government mulls steps to make electric vehicles more accessible to households

A consultation is to be launched into allowing cross-pavement charge points to be installed without planning permission.

Evening Standard

Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being subjected to further scrutiny by a select committee.

The Guardian - UK

MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links

Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royals

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