Opponents have voiced concerns that vulnerable people could be coerced into ending their lives. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. The noes to the left, 330. The last time mps voted on assisted dying was nearly ten years aGo they opposed changing the law. But a new set of mps will get a new vote in the coming months, after labours Kim Leadbeater came top in a ballot that gives backbench mps time in the commons to propose laws, and said she would put it forward. I also think there is a real sense within parliament that now is the time for this debate. As i say, its nearly ten years since there was last a debate in the chamber. So i think most people. You know, people are nervous, people know how serious this subject is, and i understand that i feel nervous about it but i also think its important enough that we show parliament at its best, actually, which is debating something that we know matters to a huge amount of people. The Broadcaster Dame Esther rantzen has Lung Can
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Georgians see the way which russia uses all the doxy conservative values as a way of going against them so whenever we have these kinds of speeches made by politicians particularly Russian Politicians it riles georgians because they see that as an attack on their own values theyre more freedom loving lets say liberal values and these are concerns that theyve had for a very long time weve seen movements here organize themselves to say what is the government doing to counter this kind of russian information and propaganda where they try to erode or to to take take inroads into their European Values still ahead. Protesters surround hong kongs police had cortez and block just streets and city. And well tell you about the tunisian fisherman who attends the graves of an unknown victims of the mediterranean my current crisis. Hello again its good to have you back across southern australia and south eastern australia temperatures have been diving in the overnight hours and some locations have
This. Well, to go through the papers this morning, im delighted to be joined by australias former high commissioner to the uk, the former minister former foreign minister Alexander Downer, whos now chief not chief chief chair, actually not chief chair policy Exchange Chair of the policy exchange think tank. Nice to see you this morning, thanks morning, alexander. Thanks for joining me, i know weve been talking green room about talking in the green room about these mad stories now about Penny Mordaunt being the answer to tory prayers. Lets talk about that appears about the polling that appears in sunday. First of in the mail on sunday. First of all, basically predicting electoral oblivion. Wipe out whatever word you want. An armageddon for the tories. Do you agree with that analysis that labour could be winning, or on course to win a 250 seat or plus majority . Yes, i must say, as i go around the country that is the impression i get. But people arent very enthusiastic about laboun arent
Region as a war crime. Storm anthony saw 78 mile per hour winds hit some parts of the uk today, blocking 100 miles of railway between exeter and penzance. About half a months penzance. About half a months worth of rain fell in some areas with a number of people having been evacuated from their homes in North Yorkshire due to flooding. The south west had flooding. The south west had severe road and rail disruption. Weatherjournalist nathan rao explains the conditions wind speeds of this storm. Storm anthony , are expected storm anthony, are expected to be around 75 mile per hour gusts on the coasts and 55mph inland. Its not the strong storm that weve seen, but because of the time of year, the leaves , the trees are all in leaves, the trees are all in full leaf and its holiday season. The schools are off and where its going to be hitting the impact of this storm hitting today is likely to be greater than had the same sort of thing happened later in the year. Pakistans former prime minist