Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to work with Mauritius and the United States on a way forward for Diego Garcia after legislation implementing the Chagos Islands treaty stalled.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readLabour MP Tahir Ali has apologised after asking in Parliament whether military action should be taken against Israel, saying his words gave the wrong impression.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readMore than 70 MPs and peers have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back a proposed ban on the development of artificial superintelligence and lead an international effort against the technology.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readMPs have rejected a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, defeating Lauren Edwards' bill by 286 votes to 270 at second reading.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readMPs will vote today on a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, after the previous bill cleared the Commons but failed to complete its passage through the Lords.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min read