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UK-based membership of the Swiss assisted dying centre Dignitas has grown by 50% in the last five years, new figures show. In 2024, there were 2,231 members of non-profit Dignitas (full name DIGNITAS – To live with dignity, die with dignity) compared to 1,430 in 2019. Membership – a prerequisite to having an assisted death… Read more »
Tom Gordon MP has put forward an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill to reduce the deadline for the Government to introduce assisted dying from four years to three. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision have welcomed the amendment. The first draft of the Bill set the maximum time the Government could take… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The fate of the Liberal Democrats following the coalition agreement is still uncertain, a former party leader has admitted. Paddy Ashdown refused to criticise the decision to enter government with the Conservatives while appearing on the Today programme, but he admitted the future was unclear. “We do not yet know how this… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Nick Clegg has appealed to Liberal Democrat members in his first conference speech as deputy prime minister to “hold our nerve”. The request came just hours after conference delegates in Liverpool defeated the party leadership over the coalition government’s plans to create new free schools and academies. Mr Clegg directly addressed the… Read more »
