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Articles tagged with: Private Members' Bill
Cracking The Screen: Josh MacAlister on his bid to get kids off their phones
Education
By Tali Fraser
Cracking The Screen: Josh MacAlister on his bid to get kids off their phones
Josh MacAlister wants children to spend less time on their phones and far fewer of them in residential care. The former teacher tells Tali Fraser his experience of working across party lines is helping build support. Photography by Elio Zhang
Bill To Legalise Assisted Dying Passes First Vote
Health
Bill To Legalise Assisted Dying Passes First Vote
A Private Member’s Bill seeking to legalise assisted dying has passed its first House of Commons vote, moving closer towards becoming law. 
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Health
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
Social affairs
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
Parliamentary experts have predicted that Keir Starmer will be forced to give MPs more time to debate the issue of assisted dying if the bill looking legalise it passes next week.
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Health
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Exclusive: Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has said she is “disappointed” by Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s comments on her assisted dying bill.
My assisted dying bill will have the strictest safeguards in the world
Health
By Kim Leadbeater
My assisted dying bill will have the strictest safeguards in the world
My decision to introduce a bill offering choice at the end of life for terminally ill adults was not taken lightly.
Labour MP Says 'Unneighbourly' Use Of Fireworks Is 'Hugely Detrimental' To Vulnerable People And Pets
Communities
Labour MP Says "Unneighbourly" Use Of Fireworks Is "Hugely Detrimental" To Vulnerable People And Pets
Labour MP Sarah Owen has said the use of noisy fireworks is becoming “unneighbourly” as she leads a cross-party effort to restrict their sale to the public.
Private Members' Bills: The flawed and occasionally successful route to change
Parliament
By Benedict Cooper
Private Members' Bills: The flawed and occasionally successful route to change
Most Private Members’ Bills fail, and those that succeed take months or even years of dogged negotiation and campaigning against the odds. Yet MPs’ names fill the ballot bowl to get the chance to table a bill each session, and some go to extraordinary, unorthodox lengths to see their legislation through to royal assent. Benedict Cooper takes a closer look at one of the most eccentric aspects of the parliamentary process
From maternity rights to terminal illness support: The House guide to 2022 Private Members' Bills
Parliament
By Sienna Rodgers
From maternity rights to terminal illness support: The House guide to 2022 Private Members' Bills
Out of 460 MPs who entered the Private Members' Bill ballot in May, a total of 20 were drawn – allowing these parliamentarians to introduce their chosen bills to the House of Commons today.