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A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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Keir Starmer has said his “Brexit reset” deal with the European Union shows Britain is “back on the world stage”. The prime minister unveiled the “landmark” agreement at a press conference in central London alongside Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa, the president of the European Council. Starmer… Read more »
