DARK SECRETS: 13 | Vintage Vibes

Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Online safety debate: peer claims kids' VPNs 'expose devices to viruses'

A Lib Dem peer has raised concerns about unsafe VPN apps in a debate in the House of Lords.

TechRadar · Dec 11, 2025

Downing Street vows to force employment rights bill through Lords

No more concessions, says minister after legislation was thwarted in upper house despite manifesto climbdown

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Terminally ill Britons could move to Scotland for an assisted death – academic

Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for assisted dying.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

Two House of Lords peers suspended after breaking lobbying rules

Lord Dannatt will be barred from the Lords for four months while Lord Evans of Watford will be suspended for five months

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Parental child abduction: why extending criminalisation is not the answer

The government is proposing a change in the law on parental child abduction. The crime and policing bill, under consideration in parliament, would make it a crime for a parent to take their child on holiday and then not return them at the end of the agreed holiday period. This…

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025

Peer suspended from House of Lords was allegedly paid $1m in ‘corrupt’ deal

Lord Evans of Watford and other directors of investment firm deny claims made in lawsuits they say are ‘meritless’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027

Angela Rayner drops plan to force earlier implementation after talks, says source, with start date to be announced in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

‘I don’t take no for an answer’: how a small group of women changed the law on deepfake porn

The new Data (Use and Access) Act, which criminalises intimate image abuse, is a huge victory won fast in a space where progress is often glacially slow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

Labour’s neutrality on assisted dying questioned amid leaked report

Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, a strong opponent of the Bill, branded the emergence of a leaked policy document from 2023 ‘hugely disappointing’.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025