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Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Opponents of bill insist government should not give it special treatment as peers delay its passage

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying supporters reject bullying claims as use of Parliament Act raised

Backers say the Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King’s Speech.

Evening Standard

Stop smoke and mirrors on assisted dying Bill, key supporter urges opponents

Backers have said rarely used legislation could get the Bill through, but opponents say the proposals are unsafe and pose a risk to the vulnerable.

Evening Standard

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Assisted dying supporters consider rare move to bypass Lords block

The legislation is currently undergoing scrutiny in the upper chamber

The Independent UK

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act

Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from peers.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: could a rarely used 1911 act help supporters override the Lords?

Parliament Act, passed after row over David Lloyd George’s budget, was last used in 2004 to pass ban on foxhunting

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

The Guardian - UK

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Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies – Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister insisted his deal to hand over the islands to Mauritius had the US president’s blessing, despite his subsequent criticism.

Evening Standard

Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

Campaigners demand ‘real consequences’ for peer who claimed expenses for car journeys he did not take

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump may U-turn on opposition to Chagos Islands deal, suggests Cabinet minister

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

Evening Standard

Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.

Evening Standard

UK and US ‘working together’ on Diego Garcia arrangements, No 10 says

It came after the Government postponed a parliamentary debate on its Chagos Islands deal.

Evening Standard

Trump has power to block Starmer’s Chagos deal, No 10 admits

Legislation on controversial deal will not now be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty

The Independent UK

Outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, leading campaigner says

Baroness Kidron told the Press Association recently passed laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations.

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The Independent UK

Online outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, says campaigner

Baroness Kidron said recent laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations

Evening Standard

Identities of two contestants revealed on The Masked Singer

Saturday’s episode saw two performers eliminated from the show.

Evening Standard

Fresh chaos hits No10 as Starmer forced to delay Chagos deal after Trump blasts agreement

US President Trump has called the deal a ‘great act of stupidity’, despite his government having previously been content with the terms

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘withdraws Chagos Islands bill’ after Trump’s backlash over deal

Legislation reportedly no longer set to be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty

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The Independent UK

Hospices could see staff quit over assisted dying bill, charity boss warns

Hospices are preparing for sweeping changes across the sector if the assisted dying bill becomes law

The Conversation

The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?

The House of Lords has voted, by a significant margin of 261 to 150, to prevent children under 16 in the UK from using social media platforms.

The Guardian - UK

If the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber

With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords

Exclusive: Legislation thought unlikely even to be put to vote before timing out after delay tactics by opponents

Evening Standard

Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords

Peers voted 261 to 150, majority 111, in support of Lord Nash’s amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Grant and Esther Ghey sign letter backing under-16s social media ban in UK

Actor and mother of Brianna Ghey among signatories of letter to three party leaders ahead of Lords vote

The Independent UK

Labour MPs rebel over Chagos Islands deal following Trump criticism

The government has been urged to “pause” a deal which would hand Mauritius sovereignty of the Islands

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