Starmer ‘pleased’ to keep promise to Esther Rantzen on assisted dying vote
Dame Esther had a telephone conversation with Sir Keir earlier this year about ensuring time for a debate on the issue in Parliament.
Dame Esther had a telephone conversation with Sir Keir earlier this year about ensuring time for a debate on the issue in Parliament.
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Dame Esther Rantzen is among those who have welcomed news of the Bill but other campaigners have voiced opposition.
Here are the biggest headlines leading Friday’s newspapers.
Labour MP Ruth Jones, chairwoman of Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee, described the issues at HMP Parc in Bridgend as ‘very concerning’.
It will be the first time the topic has been debated in the House of Commons since 2015.
Mr Tugendhat declared more than £152,508.22 in the most recent declaration of MPs’ interests – closely followed by Robert Jenrick with £134,376.
Lord Waheed Alli is facing a probe over potential breaches of parliamentary rules surrounding openness and accountability.
The leadership candidate made her pitch to Conservative activists at the party conference in Birmingham.
Their contest has been the focus of the four-day gathering.
Former prime minister Liz Truss said the four MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor have to ‘explain what went wrong’.
A debate on housebuilding at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham hears members acknowledge more homes need to be built.
Phillip Ullmann said he made the donation though a fitness coaching app provider which he claims is ‘part of my family’s group of businesses’.
Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat are vying to replace Rishi Sunak.
Andrew RT Davies said being left without any seats in the House of Commons was a ‘kick in the guts’.