Party Politics
A Bill that proposes to legalise assisted dying for adults of sound mind who have six or fewer months left to live has secured second place in the House of Lords private member’s bill ballot. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill is being put forward by Lord Falconer, and unlike previous bills, has… Read more »
The UK has elected the most openly non-religious House of Commons in history, with roughly 40% of MPs during their swearing-in ceremony choosing to take the secular affirmation instead of a religious oath to God, up from 24% after the 2019 election. These include the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and 50% of the Cabinet…. Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Being chancellor during the financial crisis has been a difficult experience, Alistair Darling has said. Speaking at a keynote speech in Edinburgh, the chancellor poured scorn on the Conservatives’ economic policies and stressed they made the wrong judgements throughout the financial crisis. “It has not, I admit, been an easy time to… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Vince Cable will be a critical friend of business who won’t ‘pull his punches’, he has told the Institute of Directors (IoD). Speaking to the institute’s conference in the Royal Albert hall on a day when all three major parties are facing tough questions about how they would cut the deficit after… Read more »
