Articles tagged with: Kim Leadbeater

08 Apr Social affairs

Staff Of Pro-Assisted Dying MPs Canvass Opinion In Parliament Ahead Of Vote

The staff members of MPs in favour of legalising assisted dying started a canvassing operation in Parliament before recess, PoliticsHome has learned.

11 Mar Health

MPs must understand the history of the assisted dying bill

An assisted dying bill fit for the 21st century must break with its dangerous historic roots.

11 Feb Health

The assisted dying bill treats professionals as infallible – they aren’t

Anyone who has dealt with domestic abuse cases knows professionals often fail to spot it. My amendment to the assisted dying bill will require all medical practitioners involved in the process to be trained in doing so.

29 Nov 2024 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.

23 Nov 2024 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

21 Nov 2024 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.

13 Nov 2024 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.

11 Nov 2024 Health

Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has promised that her bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults will have the “strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.

10 Nov 2024 Health

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.

24 Jun 2023 Parliament

Westminster's Lionesses: Meet The Women’s Parliamentary Football Club

When Jo Tanner founded the Women’s Parliamentary Football Club, she could not have anticipated its impact. Six years on, Sophie Church discovers how it has helped to bridge divides, forge friendships, and been a great source of fun

26 Sep 2022 Political parties

My Labour Manifesto: Health and wellbeing are key to a positive vision

The next general election cannot come soon enough.

09 Sep 2021 Political parties

Kim Leadbeater Echoes Sister Jo Cox With Moving “More In Common” Maiden Speech

Newly-elected Labour MP for Batley and Spen Kim Leadbeater echoed the words of her sister Jo Cox in her maiden speech, which took place during a special debate paying tribute to MP, who was murdered in 2016.

03 Jul 2021 Political parties

Keir Starmer Has Bought Himself The Summer To Steady His Leadership After Batley By-Election Victory

Travelling to Batley in West Yorkshire from his home in North London on Friday morning, Keir Starmer must have breathed a huge sigh of relief. For weeks rumours have swirled that his days as leader would be numbered if Labour allowed another seat to fall into Tory hands.

02 Jul 2021 Political parties

Keir Starmer Pledges That "Labour Is Back" After Clinching Batley By-Election Victory

Keir Starmer has decisively declared that “Labour is back” after the party scrapped to victory over the Conservatives in the Batley and Spen by-election.

02 Jul 2021 Political parties

Senior Tory Admits Matt Hancock Scandal Might Have Cost Them Batley By-Election

The chair of the Conservative party has admitted last week's Matt Hancock affair scandal, which led the former health secretary to resign, was a factor in their failure to win the Batley and Spen by-election.

02 Jul 2021 Political parties

Labour Wins Batley & Spen By-Election After A Tight Battle To Hold Seat

Labour has won the Batley & Spen by-election, defying expectations and giving under-pressure Keir Starmer a huge boost.

28 Jun 2021 Political parties

'I've Never Seen Anything Like This Before': Labour Activists Face Unprecedented Intimidation In Batley

Labour campaigners in Batley & Spen say the intimidation they are facing in the days leading up to polling day on Thursday is like unlike anything they've ever experienced.

24 May 2021 Political parties

Former Army Major Dan Jarvis Drafted In To Batley And Spen As Keir Starmer Kicks Off Campaign This Week

Labour’s Dan Jarvis has been drafted in to help run the Batley & Spen by-election alongside lead campaigner Holly Lynch as the party faces another tough battle to keep hold of a heartland seat.