It's deeply unfortunate - but telling - that defenders of the ECHR say torture when they talk about Article 3, when it is actually so much more and allows arguments about anxiety to be made Yet to see anyone willing to defend fact a risk of slap on the face can block removal (Bouyid v Belgium)

On BBC2 Living Next to Putin, it was reported that Poland pushes back (without processing) asylum seekers who arrived from Belarus. Yet Donald Tusk remains a European darling. Why? (Cf the criticisms of the Tories for Rwanda)

I strongly encourage UK MPs and peers to look at what has happened in New Zealand since the introduction of assisted dying. Safeguards are rarely ever as strong as advocates suggest, and the “slippery slope” is a real risk writes Simon O'Connor, former chair of the NZ parliament's health committee

It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill | Lucy Webster

Assisted dying bill is a ‘licence to kill’, Theresa May says

It is “constitutionally appropriate” for the House of Lords to scrutinise the assisted dying bill “and, if so minded, vote to amend or reject it”, the Lords constitution committee says in a report issued ahead of today’s second reading debate. rozenberg.substack.com/p/lords-free...

Excellent post pointing out the criticisms of the Constitution and Delegated Powers Committee

Stephen Tierney: The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – a dangerous licence for executive law-making ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/09/12/s...

There's a lot that looks sensible in the No 10 reshuffle but I can't help thinking that Starmer getting rid of aides because of dleivery issues is a bit like blaming the Ocado man because you forgot to order the chicken

The Guardian charges Farage of Trumpism but the Trump admin is still complying with the Torture Convention: for those who are at a real risk of torture in their country of origin, Trump is sending them to South Sudan.

I support assisted dying in principle... But legalising it under THESE circumstances... is voting to kill thousands of poor people, who can't afford decent end-of-life care. #AssistedDyingBill

I didn’t support the Assisted Dying Bill at Second Reading, a decision I reached after a great deal of thought. Since then, several reasonable safeguards have been rejected, which has only deepened my concerns about this Bill. I’ll be voting against at Third Reading today.

Allowing assisted dying while savagely cutting PIP is telling disabled people they're allowed to die with dignity but not to live with dignity

Strong statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. “We cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults Bill as it stands” www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default...

A devastating report The Bill is unsafe and unworkable

@rcpsych.bsky.social cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for England and Wales in its current form and is once again urging MPs to look at our concerns ahead of the pivotal Commons Report stage debate and Third Reading. More here: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

6 Reasons To Oppose The Assisted Dying Bill: ❌Devaluing of Our Lives ❌Exacerbates Systemic Inequalities ❌Inadequate Health and Care Services ❌Conflicting NHS Cultures ❌Insufficient Safeguards ❌Poor Parliamentary Process Read more detail⬇️ www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/say-no-...

The bad news is that assisted suicide will harm the vulnerable and dehumanise people. But at least the government thinks it will save money for the NHS! So who can say whether it's good or not. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

📺 BASW has been lobbying MPs to extend legal protections for social workers in the assisted dying bill, ensuring parity with nurses and doctors. Thank you Danny Kruger MP for raising this issue in parliament and securing an assurance that social workers will now get these protections in law.

One thing about the disability benefits news, it makes me even more confident in my opposition to assisted dying, because yeah both parties see disabled people as a burden

The Canadian Federal Court rejected the Miller 2 test (as opposed to finding that it applied but was not met on the facts)

I decided to write something about some of the things being said in British parliamentary committee on assisted dying. open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

ON THE BLOG: Why the French parliament tried to introduce PMQs @calixtebloquet.bsky.social and @ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social explain why French politicians decided to experiment with a French version of PMQs. This is the first of a 2-part series on PMQs in France.

Sir James Munby, former head of the Family Division of the High Court, has given his opinion on the supposedly improved Assisted Suicide Bill. His view: "it still falls lamentably short of providing adequate safeguards". transparencyproject.org.uk/assisted-dyi...

Sir James Munby (former president of the Family Division of the High Court) on the latest proposals to replace the High Court with a panel of experts transparencyproject.org.uk/assisted-dyi...

This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, and it follows on from earlier posts about the proposed Assisted Dying reforms here, here and here. In Assisted Dying: What Role for the Judge? More Thoughts, published on the Transparency Project website on 6... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29356

Looking forward to more deep insights from Politico. "Wait, there were *two* presidents named Roosevelt?" "Not many people know that RFK Jr isn't the first in his family to enter politics." "His name was Lincoln? Really? Like the tunnel?"

Proponents really thought it would be a walk in the park Great that SW1 (mostly) saw it as the incredibly complex issue that it is

Of the 373 items of written evidence submitted to Kim Leadbeater’s #AssistedDying Bill committee, 79% are critical of the Bill and only 11% supportive. See independent analysis at link. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

🧵/ I agonised over whether to write this Sunday Times piece. Whipped-up emotion, hate & vitriol now dominate discussions of assisted dying on here - appallingly. We have to be able to converse in good faith - & concerns should not be dismissed as "noise". (1/n) www.thetimes.com/article/5188...

This is brilliantly helpful. 5 myths about mental capacity (relevant to the TIA / assisted dying bill) from Prof Alex Ruck Keene KC www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/mental-capac...

I always enjoy this annual Politico list as it is presented as a bit of fun, yet is always inadvertently revealing about how Westminster actually works. www.politico.eu/article/west...

Fascinating that lots of people who are pro assisted dying are saying "not this Bill"

As someone who is pro-body autonomy, and in an ideal society would be pro-assisted dying (and would want it for myself). I can't support the current Bill going through Parliament. It lacks key safeguards, and Social attitude must change before we can truly have full autonomy.

Plans for Assisted Dying Review Panels have be released. It's a massive change to the Bill, and I can't believe it can be made and accepted without hearing new evidence and starting scrutiny again. It turns out "Judge-plus" is no such thing. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Just a message to producers or editors that I'm a disabled journalist and campaigner and I'm available to write, comment and speak about the following things: - Benefit reforms - the eventual disability green paper - the assisted dying bill

My sense is that a lot of MPs who voted for it in second reading have been put off by this. Whether it's enough to kill the bill is to be seen.

Before the Leadbeater bill's second reading, I co-wrote, with distinguished barristers and academics, a memorandum about the legal aspects of the bill for MPs. We have decided to publish it here. drive.google.com/file/d/1DsF3...

Assisted dying safeguards being watered down already www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The decisions will no longer be made by a High Court judge but by a panel (lawyer, social worker and psychiatrist). The fact a judge chairs the overall commission has nothing to do with who makes the decision The Bill was sold as the safest in world based on High Court. That's gone.

This is absolutely not a fair representation of the evidence you were provided with last week, Kim. I spoke in sincere good faith, & as a palliative care doctor who is *not* opposed to assisted dying. As you know, I pushed back strongly against this claim from Chris Whitty. (1/n)

Autonomy and assisted dying / suicide – an important judicial light shed from an unexpected corner: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/autonomy-and...

Assisted Dying: am reading a lot of “I am for it in principle, but not this Bill” over last few days. My Radio 4 Today head-to-head and my concerns about some of the safety aspects on patients self-administering lethal drugs. From 52:33 onwards: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is a very good letter re JR The major problem is not JR but is that Parliament passes lots of laws that require planning authorities to consider all sorts of things Duties to consider are the worst of both worlds: burdensome to comply but too weak to change outcomes They should all go

I spoke about the judicial oversight provisions in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (the Assisted Dying Bill) with Max Hill KC and Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning (starts at 2 hrs 36 mins in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Yet pharmacists were not called to give evidence

The final episode of my Radio 4 series The Body Politic - on assisted dying - is at 11am this morning, and on BBC Sounds after. We step back to look at the case for assisted dying- and why there’s such strong opposition.

The basic problem with this argument is that if it were true clause 24 of the Bill (which amends the Suicide Act) would not be needed