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I am sending the assisted dying bill back to the Lords – and this time, peers must do the right thing | Lauren Edwards
By Lauren Edwards

The will of the elected chamber – and a popular, compassionate piece of legislation – must not be frustrated again by a small minority of peers

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/08/assisted-dying-bill-house-of-lords-mps-lauren-edwards

#Assisteddying #HouseofCommons #Politics #Law #Society #UKnews #HouseofLords #TheGuardian #LaurenEdwards

Assisted dying to go ahead even if NHS not ready, Tories warn

Assisted dying would come into force within four years of MPs passing it into law “regardless of whether…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #assisteddying #DamianHinds #Health #healthcare #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #NHS(NationalHealthService) #Politics #standard #UK #UKNews #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/762970/

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’
By Caroline Davies

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/as-assisted-dying-bill-returns-to-commons-families-recall-loved-ones-battle-to-go-out-on-own-terms

#Assisteddying #Deathanddying #England #Wales #Health #Cancer #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #Rankin #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’
By Caroline Davies

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/as-assisted-dying-bill-returns-to-commons-families-recall-loved-ones-battle-to-go-out-on-own-terms

#Assisteddying #Deathanddying #England #Wales #Health #Cancer #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #Rankin #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’
By Caroline Davies

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/as-assisted-dying-bill-returns-to-commons-families-recall-loved-ones-battle-to-go-out-on-own-terms

#Assisteddying #Deathanddying #England #Wales #Health #Cancer #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #Rankin #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’
By Caroline Davies

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/as-assisted-dying-bill-returns-to-commons-families-recall-loved-ones-battle-to-go-out-on-own-terms

#Assisteddying #Deathanddying #England #Wales #Health #Cancer #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #Rankin #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1
By Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letter

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/15/andy-burnham-urged-to-drop-planning-changes-harm-nature

#Planningpolicy #Conservation #Accesstogreenspace #Biodiversity #Environment #Politics #UKnews #Wildlife #Labour #HouseofLords #England #Wales #TheGuardian #PippaNeillEnvironmentreporter

“The Lords may be quaint and historic, but it is constitutionally indefensible. It is one of only two parliaments in the world, along with Lesotho, to have hereditary members: there are 92 sitting by inherited right, 26 as leaders of a religious sect and dozens who have paid large sums to be members, often just for the title.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/14/keir-starmer-house-of-lords-reform

#HouseOfLords #Starmer #Labour #ConstitutionalReform

UK Survey - House of Lords

Share your thoughts on how you feel about the unelected House of Lords.

This is a quick, multi choice survey. Less they 30 seconds to complete.

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/139578/-/1

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Former PM David Cameron’s appointment as Foreign Secretary has triggered fresh calls to abolish the House of Lords

There is no requirement for cabinet ministers to be a MP

It is rare senior offices of state are held by unelected politicians

#Lobbyist Cameron has been handed a seat in the Lords for life to take up the role

This joins a string of outrages about the urgent need to ditch the Lords

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/11/13/david-camerons-appointment-to-cabinet-another-reminder-why-the-house-of-lords-must-go/

#UK #dictatorship #ToryDictatorship #democracy #PR #Lords #HouseOfLords

🆕 Constitutional reform and the creation of a senate | Frances Crook

We need a national debate about legislative and structural reform of our political system, including the potential creation of a senate in place of the House of Lords

Read more 🔗 #ConstitutionalReform #HouseofLords
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/constitutional-reform-and-the-creation-of-a-senate/

Tories' ‘anti-refugee’ Bill is immoral and messy, say peers | Morning Star
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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/tories-anti-refugee-bill-is-immoral-and-messy-say-peers