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Jury trial changes survive Labour rebellion to clear first Commons hurdle | Politics News

Jury trial changes survive Labour rebellion to clear first Commons hurdle | Politics News

Published by Sam Flores

Legislation to restrict jury trials for all but the most serious cases has passed its first major Commons hurdle – despite a rebellion by some Labour MPs. The Courts and Tribunals Bill passed its first vote by 304 votes to 203, a majority of 101. Ten Labour MPs voted against the plans, while 90 didn’t vote at all. All those who voted against are from the party’s left wing and have previously had vocal disagreements with the government on other policies. It had been thought the government might face a larger rebellion – although Justice Secretary David Lammy was bullish on Monday that the bill would pass. Not all of those who didn’t vote will have actively abstained, as some will have been otherwise busy. Sky News understands that party managers were not forcing attendance at the vote. Chief political correspondent Jon Craig said that despite the few actual votes against the bill, this was still a major rebellion and an “ominous warning for the government”. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Greens, and Your …

Commons Speaker says he tipped off police about Mandelson ahead of arrest | Newsfeed

Commons Speaker says he tipped off police about Mandelson ahead of arrest | Newsfeed

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NewsFeed British House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says he passed information about Peter Mandelson to Metropolitan Police. British media said Hoyle told police that Mandelson, who’s facing scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was a flight risk. Mandelson’s lawyers called that “baseless.” Published On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Andy Burnham opens door to Commons return and will seek to stand in by-election | Politics News

Andy Burnham opens door to Commons return and will seek to stand in by-election | Politics News

Published by Sam Flores

Andy Burnham has said he has sought permission to enter the selection process to run as a candidate for the Labour Party in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. The Greater Manchester mayor said on X: “I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.” It comes after former minister Andrew Gwynne formally stepped down on Friday on health grounds. As a directly-elected mayor, Mr Burnham needs to get approval from Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) before entering the race to be the party’s candidate. X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable X cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you …

A small number of Lords continue Assisted Dying filibuster despite consensus to return Bill to Commons – Humanists UK

A small number of Lords continue Assisted Dying filibuster despite consensus to return Bill to Commons – Humanists UK

Published by Sam Flores

On the sixth Sitting Friday for the Committee stage of the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords, debate in the House of Lords has continued at a glacial pace, with peers debating only three groups of amendments out of the 72 remaining. This is despite the welcome announcement of the Chief Whip for additional time, peers agreeing to additional time for the Bill to pass, and peers from both sides of the debate agreeing to send the Bill back to the Commons.  Peers spent nearly an hour debating a group of probing amendments from Lord Frost that would change the wording of ‘assistance to end their own life’ in the Bill to ‘medical help to commit suicide by provision of lethal drugs’. These amendments add nothing to the clarity, workability or safety of the Bill and replace neutral, clinically accurate language with stigmatising terminology. The fate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which successfully passed the Commons last year, remains in jeopardy after over 1,100 amendments have been proposed. Humanists …

Assisted dying bill clears Commons in landmark vote

Assisted dying bill clears Commons in landmark vote

Published by Sam Flores

A bill to legalise the choice of assisted dying has cleared the House of Commons in a landmark vote today. MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’s third reading 314 to 291. MPs were given a free vote, meaning they were not instructed on how to vote by party whips. The bill would enable terminally ill, mentally competent adults in England or Wales with less than six months to live to choose an assisted death. Amendments to the bill have strengthened its safeguards and protections for medical professionals who conscientiously object to assisted dying so they cannot be compelled to participate in any part of the process. The National Secular Society has for many years supported campaigns for reform of the existing law on assisted dying. The bill will now proceed to the House of Lords. NSS: Bill upholds personal freedoms without “constraints of others’ religious dogma” NSS chief executive Stephen Evans said: “Today’s landmark vote affirms the right of mentally competent, terminally ill adults to make a voluntary …