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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

Assisted dying bill will not become law after it falls in the House of Lords

Supporters blame ‘procedural wrangling’ for the legislation running out of parliamentary time Assisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after proposed legislation branded “hopelessly flawed” by opponents ran out of time amid claims of a “denial of democracy” from supporters. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which had been making its way through parliament for the past year and a half, fell on Friday with peers speaking passionately on both sides of the argument. Conti

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

My assisted dying bill has a democratic mandate – the Lords who blocked it today do not | Kim Leadbeater

There is a way to bring this back to parliament. We owe it to the brave terminally ill people who have been so let down to try Kim Leadbeater is Labour MP for Spen Valley Today has been a sorry day for democracy in this country. After more than 220 hours of debate in both Houses of Parliament, a small minority of unelected peers has defied not only the clear will of democratically elected MPs, but perhaps more importantly the wishes of a large majority of our constituents. The terminally ill a

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in Salford. The post Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in July Keir Starmer has promised to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by introducing legislation in the next session of parliament in July. On a trip to Kenton united synagogue in north-west London on Thursday, the prime minister said he wanted “to make Britain a country where our Jewish community feels safe”. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

Assisted Dying Bill Runs Out of Time in Lords

PA: Assisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of time in the House of Lords. So it goes…

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Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

‘Is Britain Broken?’ An EXCLUSIVE Guido Fawkes-IEA Event

For the first time ever, Guido Fawkes is partnering with the Institute of Economic Affairs for an exclusive panel debate in the heart of Westminster this June. Is Britain Broken? Britain’s economic record over the past decade and a half makes for uncomfortable reading. Productivity growth has flatlined. Real wages have barely recovered from the…

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life

Tim Sansom works for Dr Luke Evans MP as a Senior Parliamentary Researcher and is a committed runner and advocate for running. Let me take you back to Gunnersbury Park on 22 July 2017. I had heard that London could be a lonely and tiring city if you could not find a niche or tribe […] The post Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics24 Apr 2026

A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse

In less than two weeks, the PM faces a crucial set of elections in Scotland, Wales and for many English councils.

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BBC Politics24 Apr 2026

A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse

In less than two weeks, the PM faces a crucial set of elections in Scotland, Wales and for many English councils.

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Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

SAS Regimental Association Asks All Labour MPs to Bin the Troubles Bill in Commons Vote

The Special Air Service Regimental Association has written to all Labour MPs imploring them to vote to ditch the hated Troubles Bill. The bill was delayed until the next parliamentary session this week by Hilary Benn, who claimed that the government would change it substantially via amendments… The SAS association – which counts the Prince…

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BBC Politics24 Apr 2026

The assisted dying bill has failed - but the debate isn't over

In June 2025 MPs backed the legislation but now it has run out of time to become law.

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment

Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from history about how ministers should respond The Whitehall satire, Yes, Minister, was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV show due to its proximity to reality, as the programme’s loquacious top civil servant, Sir Humphrey, might have put it. The programme had a familiar groove: there would be a problem in response to which the mandarin would artfully deploy the most astonishing sophistry to avoid blame

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