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MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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Ukraine is still on an “irreversible path to Nato”, Keir Starmer has told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In an apparent rebuke of the position taken by the US administration, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to Ukraine joining Nato, “as agreed by allies at the Washington Summit last year”, a Downing Street statement said…. Read more »
There is a “70 per cent chance” that the Conservative Party and Reform UK will merge or agree to an electoral pact before the next general election, a senior Tory has claimed. Sir Edward Leigh, who as “father of the House” is parliament’s longest serving MP, also argued that if his party is unable come… Read more »
