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

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, says Labour MP Kim Leadbeater

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Choice and a pain-free death denied to the terminally ill by a few unelected Lords.

A very sad day.

This is so dark - what is happening to us ?!?

This is so worth a listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... thanks for being so honest and open and for all you are doing @natalie-fleet-mp.bsky.social

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“I find it really offensive to be told that she committed suicide.” Baroness Hayman talks about her terminally ill mother, who was facing the end of her life and stopped eating and drinking. Assisted dying is for those who are already dying, and want control over their death.

Instead of conferring titles, gongs and baubles and then demanding those titles, gongs and baubles be removed… …perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.

Huge huge congratulations to Young Lives vs Cancer and Rachel Kirby who have been campaigning for this for over 10 years, this will make such a huge difference to families at the hardest time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Families of children with cancer to have travel costs covered

The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment.

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Baroness Jay highlights a powerful truth: in countries with assisted dying, over a third of people who gain access never use it. For many, it acts as an insurance policy against a painful death - offering reassurance, control and peace of mind.

This is so beautiful and kind www.reasonstostay.co.uk

Reasons to Stay - Letters From Strangers

Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...

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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

A great evening with Shine Cancer Support at the launch of Overlooked and Undersupported — a powerful report documenting the experiences of young adults with cancer in the UK. Congratulations to Ceinwen Giles on a superb piece of work, and on delivering such a thoughtful and impactful event.

This is so so good, they are all connected the best #thetraitors ever !

I hope you’ve had a good day - may we raise our glasses… To absent friends To those we have met To those we have yet to meet To those who have left us for a while and to those who have left us forever Let us lift our glasses and drink a toast That they may abide in our hearts forever

It’s the Winter Solstice, from tomorrow the days get longer, slowly but surely longer, a good reminder that this too shall pass.

I saw this on LinkedIn today, it hit home.

@antoniabance.bsky.social then please make sure that your government make time for proper scrutiny, but pass the bill supported by both the majority of MP’s and the public

As someone who volunteers as a listener at the @samaritans.bsky.social every week this makes me so angry we have a mental health crisis in this country, people are not simply finding life stressful. If your struggling 116123 you will be listened to without judgement

A sad day for me as I resign from the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social but I cannot be a member of a Labour Party that’s leader talks of “an island of strangers” and a Home Secretary that says “asylum is tearing the country apart,”

I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are

Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 10mo ago

Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts? White adults National pride: 26% Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49% Both: 19% Ethnic minority adults National pride: 15% Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55% Both: 20% yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

They know it. We know it. and yet our leaders our still silent about it.

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 10mo ago

Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts? White adults National pride: 26% Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49% Both: 19% Ethnic minority adults National pride: 15% Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55% Both: 20% yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Terminally ill people do not have 20yrs for the House of Lords to delay this bill😔 I welcome scrutiny, and will meet with anyone to discuss the bill, but: “The concerted effort to block its progress by a very small number of peers, who are all against the Bill as a matter of principle, continues.”

Humanists UK@humanists.uk · 10mo ago

It would take peers 20 years to get through all the amendments at this pace. When an unelected chamber deliberately stalls a bill backed by the Commons, it does more than delay legislation; it undermines representative democracy. #AssistedDyingBill humanists.uk/2025/11/21/a...

No family should be driven into financial hardship & debt because their child needs life saving cancer treatment miles from home. @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social knows how vital young cancer patients travel fund is www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surviving cancer should not mean debt, Cornish family says

The family of a three-year-old boy who underwent life-saving treatment are calling for more support.

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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.

The general public support the assisted dying bill, it was passed by a majority of our representatives in the HoC. If this bill is frustrated by the unelected second chamber it should mark the point where we take a real look at how “democracy” in the UK works www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Peers to mount fresh offensive to halt assisted dying bill

More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislation

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This is racism, and it should be called out as such.

Twelve years ago today I lost my friend. Today I’m going to reflect on the many many happy times, and great adventures we had, while I also use this anniversary to share the ever important message that however dark it feels you are loved and would be missed. Please stay. Samaritans 116123.

Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether