Human Rights
The Isle of Man has this morning become the first part of the UK and Crown dependencies to pass an Assisted Dying Bill. Humanists UK and its assisted dying coalition partner My Death, My Decision Isle of Man has welcomed the historic vote. The Bill will make assisted dying available to adult Isle of Man… Read more »
The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Parliament. The group, organised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has been established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions. This includes issues such as improving the health and wellbeing of staff… Read more »
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The House of Lords has launched an almost universal attack on the government’s 42-day detention plans in its first day of reading in the second chamber. Peers had been widely expected to reject the proposals and send them back to the Commons, but yesterday speech after speech lambasting the arguments for increased detention gave some… Read more »
David Davis was right to trigger a by-election on civil liberties, a politics.co.uk poll suggests today. The poll will give considerable comfort to the former shadow home secretary as the run up to tomorrow’s vote draws closer. Sixty-seven per cent of respondents believed David Davis was acting genuinely when he resigned from parliament, while 24… Read more »
