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Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate

Nov. 28, 2024 12:45 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives. The contentious bill would allow adults expected to have fewer than six months to live to request and be provided with help to end their life, subject to...

UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges

Oct. 08, 2024 11:46 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest on Tuesday, leaving three contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Tugendhat garnered 20 votes in a ballot of...

Contenders to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference

Sep. 29, 2024 06:32 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party gathered Sunday for an annual conference dominated by the search for a new leader capable of bringing the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat. U.K. voters ousted the Tories in a...

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party

Sep. 10, 2024 12:44 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, leaving four contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Stride garnered just 16 votes in a ballot of...