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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Today marks the 60th United Nations day. In the first of a three-part special feature, politics.co.uk looks at its highs and lows. Tomorrow we hear from MPs about what they think the future of the UN is, and on Sunday veteran left winger Tony Benn sketches out a radical vision of what the UN could… Read more »
Conservative donations are still under the spotlight today, with the news that David Cameron accepted flights from Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch totalling around £34,000. Mr Cameron flew on a Murdoch-supplied flight to meet the owner of News Corporation in the Greek island of Santorini after visiting Tbilisi to show solidarity with the Georgian government… Read more »
