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Starmer accused of betraying Waspi women as he rules out vote on compensation

Downing Street said it had ‘no plans’ for a vote on the issue, adding MPs had had ‘an opportunity to have their say’ on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Waspi women’s fury as Starmer says they knew about pension change

Waspi women are furious with Keir Starmer after PM appeared to blame them for his broken promise

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer grilled over Waspi women and winter fuel cut at last PMQs of year

Labour MP and Mother of the House Diane Abbott also hit out at the decision to deny Waspi women a payout saying they had fought a ‘sustained and passionate campaign for justice’

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer faces calls to give MPs a vote on Waspi women compensation

The Prime Minister insisted taxpayers could not afford the £10.5 billion compensation package.

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of ‘breaking promise’ to Waspi women in heated PMQs

Labour MP Diane Abbott accused Sir Keir Starmer of “breaking a promise” following his party’s controversial decision not to pay compensation to 3.8 million Waspi women.

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott raises fears GPs will find it cheaper to promote assisted dying

MP says what terminally ill people ‘really’ need is access to hospice care and proper end-of-life care

The Guardian - UK

MPs who backed assisted dying Bill suggest concerns could see them change stance

On Friday, MPs voted 330 to 275, majority 55, to approve Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.

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MPs across divide call for better palliative care after assisted dying vote

Layla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Senior MP ‘worried that vulnerable people will get swept up’ in assisted dying

A historic Commons vote on Friday means that assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill debate hears warning of ‘state suicide service’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater.

Evening Standard

UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine

Letters: Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian Eno, Fran Heathcote, Sophie Bolt and Lindsey German say diplomacy is the only path to peace. Plus, Laurie Farnum on why Russia can’t be trusted and Alex Hetmanczuk on the…

The Guardian - UK

Making the case for a law on assisted dying

Letter: Stephen Sedley, a former court of appeal judge, responds to an article by MPs Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats

Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments, as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

The Independent UK

‘One conversation really changed my mind’: the personal stories driving MPs’ decisions on assisted dying

Traditional allies such as Diane Abbott and John McDonnell are split over Friday’s vote as politicians grapple with the issue

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The Independent UK

Diane Abbott: I stood up to Keir Starmer - and we haven’t spoken in four years

Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black female MP, tells Nadine White how she and Sir Keir Starmer still do not speak, despite being welcomed back into the Labour Party before the election

Evening Standard

Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott make joint plea to reject assisted dying

The Father and Mother of the House are expected to argue there has been insufficient scrutiny of the law, in a letter published in The Guardian.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill

Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed

The Guardian - UK

Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill

There can be no safeguards that would prevent an assisted dying law from being abused. It must remain illegal, say Labour MP Diane Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh

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The Independent UK

Assisted dying unites Kemi Badenoch and Diane Abbott in fears over safeguards

Exclusive: The Tory leader and veteran left-wing Labour MP agree on very little, but both have joined thousands of doctors and nurses who expressing concerns over the assisted dying legislation as details about safeguards are revealed today

The Guardian - UK

Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations

No 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UK

The Independent UK

The Independent unlocks Black history archives to celebrate trailblazers

Renowned Black figures from a cross-section of industries will feature, from Seal and Whitney Houston to Naomi Campbell, Trevor McDonald, Darcus Howe, Linford Christie and more

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice gives verdict on Keir Starmer's performance so far

JOHN Curtice has said Keir Starmer’s “political antennae are weak” and he is “not very good at setting a narrative”.

The Guardian - UK

A Woman Like Me: A Memoir by Diane Abbott review – rich and complex record of resilience

Though vague about her own achievements, Britain’s first Black female MP paints an absorbing picture of her remarkable life and sheer determination in a gossip-free but frank and, at times, funny autobiography

The Independent UK

Far left try to blame summer riots on Starmer in bid to hijack Labour conference

Far left activist Mish Rahman said the far-right riots which rocked England and Northern Ireland in August were ‘were inevitable under this climate’

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