Starmer to unveil new UK emissions target as vote on assisted dying Bill splits ministers - The prime minister has said it would ‘depend on the detail’ and the wording of the Bill

Sir Keir Starmer, whose Labour Government has made clean energy a key plank of its plans for the UK, has headed to the Cop29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, although many leaders including the US and Chinese presidents and European heads of state are not attending the talks.

Malthouse says he has been in favour of assisted dying legislation for a long time. He says it is harrowing to hear from people whose relatives have wanted to end their lives in harrowing circumstances.

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales has been formally introduced in the House of Commons. MPs can now see the details and debate the contents of the bill before voting in a few weeks time about whether they agree with the proposals.

The Private Member’s Bill calls for terminally ill people in England and Wales to be given the right to choose to end their life

An assisted dying bill would prevent more "harrowing and heartbreaking" deaths taking place across the UK, Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater has argued.

However opponents of assisted dying have raised concerns that people could feel pressured into ending their lives. MPs will take part in an initial debate and vote on the Terminal

A private member’s bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has now been published and will be voted on in the House of Commons at the end of the month. The proposed legislation could allow terminally ill people aged over 18 to end their lives when they choose to,

This week will see the return of the Assisted Dying Bill to parliament as it is published for the first time. A debate on the bill later this month will be the first time the controversial issue has been voted on in the Commons in almost a decade.