Debate in 3 minutes
Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
As MPs debated on further scrutiny of prime minister Boris Johnson by the privilege committee in the wake of partygate, they “should have been discussing childhood cancers”, as Steve Brine reminded the House. Brine explained that MPs “need to move on” and that he would support the motion for that reason. Labour’s Jess Phillips also… Read more »
During the privilege debate on whether prime minister Boris Johnson should be scrutinised by the privilege committee for his conduct following partygate, the PM faced criticism from more than the opposition. Backbencher Steve Baker told the prime minister that the “gig’s up”. SNP leader Ian Blackford, Father of the House Peter Bottomley and chair of… Read more »
