UK minister warned of threat from China when Chagos deal expires
Members of the House of Lords stress that renewal of the deal in 99 years will depend on the goodwill of the then-government of Beijing-friendly Mauritius.
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ROSA MONCKTON: Why I'll fight in the Lords against this breathtakingly cruel and ignorant assisted suicide Bill
Last week in the Commons we saw two measures passed: licensing women to abort at up to full term, the second enabling the state to participate in suicide for the terminally ill.
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Fast-track suicide if you pay extra, discount deals for couples and you don't even have to be terminally ill: Inside Germany's morally queasy approach to assisted dying where business is booming for the pedlars of euthanasia
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At its third reading, the Assisted Dying Bill passed the Commons by a slim majority of 23 votes, and now its fate lies with the Lords, where it faces a bumpy ride before it becomes law.
Esther Rantzen urges Lords not to block assisted dying
Some critics in the upper house of Parliament have indicated they will try to change the bill, backed by MPs, to legalise assisted dying.
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Assisted dying bill passed by UK MPs
Legislation is carried by 314 to 291 votes and now moves to House of Lords
How Britain’s MPs were sold on assisted dying — after an almighty fight
Inside the campaign for a monumental social reform, as MPs back assisted dying — and tee up more drama in the House of Lords.
Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs
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Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panel
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Assisted dying is set to become law a…
MPs debate assisted dying bill ahead of crunch vote – UK politics live
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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completely
MPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the ass…
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Campaigners vow to fight 'disastrous' abortion decriminalisation in Lords as Labour MPs force change through Commons after just two hours' debate
Almost 300 Labour MPs helped push through a law change that means women will will no longer face prosecution for aborting their own baby for any reason and at any stage up to birth.
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The Kardashians of history: why are we so obsessed with the Mitford sisters?
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They were impossibly glamorous, fatally flawed and turned up at every significant moment of the 20th century, but underneath it all is a highly relatable family drama – without the infamous friends
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