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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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The decisions taken under the incumbent Labour government are seen as the biggest factor behind Britain’s economic woes, polling has found. The new research, conducted by Ipsos, points to widespread pessimism in the country about Britain’s economic prospects and the cost-of-living. Almost half of Britons (47 per cent) believe the UK is currently in recession… Read more »
The Labour Party has seized on new comments issued by Kemi Badenoch after the Conservative leader appeared to cast further doubt over her stance on the triple lock. The future of the state pension triple lock has been a recurring debate during Badenoch’s tenure as Conservative leader. Speaking on LBC Radio in January, the Tory… Read more »
