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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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Piling pressure on the Kremlin is expected to be the focus of discussions at the European Political Community (EPC) on Friday.
George Osborne has said that the government’s immigration policy could well have been produced by a Conservative government. Speaking on his Political Currency podcast, which Osborne co-hosts with ex-Labour frontbencher Ed Balls, the former chancellor said that the government’s policy on legal immigration is “very consistent” with that pursued by Conservative governments historically. Keir Starmer… Read more »
