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MPs are expected to vote on the bill at about 2.30pm. It has been reintroduced to the Commons by Lauren Edwards – another ...

PLANS to legalise assisted dying were rejected by MPs today after a knife-edge Commons vote. The controversial Bill was ...

Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last year ...

The bill would allow adults with fewer than six months to live to apply to be given help to end their own life, subject to ...

Parliament has thrown out fresh legislation that would have legalised assisted dying in England and Wales, dealing a heavy ...

Here's how the vote went ...

A policing minister warns demonstrators who "cross the line" into illegality will "face the full force of the law", after ...

Britain's consulate in Jerusalem will be closed as a result of Andy Burnham's decision to fast-track sanctions on West Bank settlements, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar has said. Israel, which is ...

Parliament has thrown out fresh legislation that would have legalised assisted dying in England and Wales, dealing a heavy setback to campaigners who had pushed for the change. The Terminally Ill ...

MPs have voted by 286-270 – a majority of 16 – to reject the assisted dying bill at its House of Commons second reading. The ...

Three of the MPs who opposed today's bill were Ashley Dalton, Meg Hillier and Jess Asato. They issued a joint statement ...