Emma-Jane
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My rights to autonomy end where they entail the loss of freedom for others. Edinburgh / London
Pippa Crerar @theguardian.com “Reform UK has received a record single donation of £36m from cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo in what will be seen as the Americanisation of British political funding”
Heartening “Whatever your views on assisted death bill: if you're interested in politics & British social attitudes, the breakdown of votes today is fascinating. The coalition that defeated it is very eclectic ideologically & much more ethnically diverse than the yes side” Susanna Rustin
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 15h agoMPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales
Exacting Reacting to the House of Commons voting against the Assisted Dying Bill today Labour MP’s Ashley Dalton, Meg Hillier and Jess Asato said: “MPs have voted against this Bill because it wasn’t an abstract debate but a decision about a real Bill that was unsafe and unworkable”.
Professor Appleby, national independent advisor on suicide “Opposition to #AssistedDying Bill has highlighted palliative care & coercion The risk of undermining suicide prevention more broadly. The profound change to medical ethics. I don’t believe individual choice outweighs social responsibility”
Devastating for Sall, dehumanising for women, a tragedy for Australia. The government need to act now.
I say it’s quite the news day, so it is! The Tates denied bail. Tommy Robinson to be exposed on TV tonight. Reform UK under criminal investigation. 🍿
Chit-chat about Sir Keir Starmer being the next Secretary-General of the United Nations? António Guterres’s term ends at the end of 2026, with a new Secretary-General taking office on 1 January 2027. The selection process is already under way
Nigel you okay hun? Bless Met launches criminal inquiry into #Reform UK donations
Met launches criminal inquiry into Reform UK donations
Dan Jukes and James Orr, two of Nigel Farage’s closest political allies, were suspended after an undercover sting
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New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t tell his security chiefs. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored
New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t tell his security chiefs.
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Trump: "I will take Mexico and make it as part of the United States." President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum: "Shut up you unstable man. Mexico is not and will not be your colony or protectorate of any foreign country. Proudly we are a free, independent, and sovereign nation."
Why, on the day after world suicide prevention day, would MPs vote for the validation of #assistedsuicide #assisteddying which, as Professor Appleby has noted, will undermine suicide prevention efforts?
On World Suicide Prevention Day, MPs should ask what the assisted dying Bill means for suicide prevention | Parliament News
As a palliative care doctor, I believe that a terminally ill person saying they want to end their life deserves the same care and protection as anyone else
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12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/12-countries-say-they-will-sanction-trade-israeli-settlements
12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements
<article data-history-node-id="447328" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/12-countries-say-they-will-sanction-trade-israeli-settlements" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/12-countries-say-they-will-sanction-trade-israeli-settlements" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Twelve countries are set to slap sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, citing increasing attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.</p> <p>"Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures," the nations' foreign ministers said in a joint statement.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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If true; a momentous diplomatic moment for the Burnham government. “France and Canada to follow the UK in announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements”.
France and Canada to follow UK in announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements
New development heaps international pressure on Israel over its settlement expansion
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At last. Andy Burnham will announce a trade ban on Tuesday on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. He will say that Britain will not stand back and accept the “destruction of the two-state solution” Burnham told President Trump about the proposed ban in a phone call on Monday. @thetimes.com
As we all should. U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in her true size.
The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
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Labour have opened a 7 point lead over the Tories, and 8 points over Reform, and a massive 14 points over the Greens. FT
Norway's Prime Minister grades Trump's ludicrous letter. …quietly satisfying
Well she seems nice Alice Weidel AfD 1- She is against homosexuals - she is a lesbian. 2- She is against immigration - her partner is an immigrant. 3- She is against adoption of children by homosexuals - she has 2 adopted daughters. 4- She pretends to be a German patriot but lives in Switzerland.
Just saying “The Canadian government has finally admitted that trans-identified male criminals placed in women's prisons have raped female inmates. Despite the assaults, the government has said its policies do not infringe on the women's rights” From Reduxx
What a twat Jenrick is resigning from a job he hasn’t got and isn’t his.
Laila Cunningham having a camel 🐪 on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Late night satisfaction #Reform
Course they have He’s a pathological fabricator. It’s a mental illness. ‘West Midlands Police have denied Nigel Farage's claim that they refused to let him on stage due to a security threat’.