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British MPs Debate On Legalising Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers debated whether to advance emotive legislation to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales ahead of an expected vote on Friday, as competing protesters made their voices heard outside parliament.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Faces Potential Revolt From Own Party Over New Law: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a potential revolt from within his party ranks over new legislation that is set to criminalise homelessness and hand police powers to crack down on rough sleepers on the country's streets.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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UK Government To Publish Rwanda Bill Legal Advice
The British government will on Monday publish a summary of its legal advice on draft legislation aimed at reviving a policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said.
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UK's Rishi Sunak Sets Out Pre-Election Agenda In King's Speech
King Charles will set out the government's plans on crime, climate, housing and other legislation on Tuesday in what could be British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first and last so-called King's Speech before an election next year.
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After Nurse Case, UK Eyes New Law To Force Criminals To Attend Sentencing
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed new legislative plans to hand power to judges to order "horrendous criminals" to attend their sentencing hearings and face justice, by force if necessary.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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Tech Leaders Face Threat of Prison Under New UK Online Bill
Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the UK government said as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.
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Tunnel To Red Fort Found, Used By British To Move Freedom Fighters
A tunnel-like structure was discovered at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
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Facebook Australia News Blackout: UK Lawmaker Says Time to Get Tough Against ‘Bully Boy Action’
Facebook's move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the tech giants, a senior British lawmaker said.
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Indian-Origin Raj Chouhan Elected Speaker Of Canada's British Columbia Province: Report
Raj Chouhan, an Indian-origin legislator in Canada, has been elected as the Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming first from the community to occupy the post, according to a report.
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US "Considering" Welcoming Entrepreneurs From Hong Kong: Mike Pompeo
The United States is considering the option of welcoming people from Hong Kong in response to China's push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in remarks released on Monday.
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China Set To Impose Hong Kong Security Law, US Warns Of Strong Reaction
China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, a Chinese official said on Thursday, drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react "very strongly" against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony.
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'Gross and Shocking’: Women Call for New Laws to Stop Cyber-Flashing
In Britain, more than 40 percent of millennial women have been sent an unsolicited photo of a man's private parts, according to a YouGov poll in 2017, while just over half of US millennial women have received a graphic image, according to a separate YouGov poll in the same year.
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British MPs Debate On Legalising Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers debated whether to advance emotive legislation to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales ahead of an expected vote on Friday, as competing protesters made their voices heard outside parliament.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Faces Potential Revolt From Own Party Over New Law: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a potential revolt from within his party ranks over new legislation that is set to criminalise homelessness and hand police powers to crack down on rough sleepers on the country's streets.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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UK Government To Publish Rwanda Bill Legal Advice
The British government will on Monday publish a summary of its legal advice on draft legislation aimed at reviving a policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said.
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UK's Rishi Sunak Sets Out Pre-Election Agenda In King's Speech
King Charles will set out the government's plans on crime, climate, housing and other legislation on Tuesday in what could be British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first and last so-called King's Speech before an election next year.
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After Nurse Case, UK Eyes New Law To Force Criminals To Attend Sentencing
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed new legislative plans to hand power to judges to order "horrendous criminals" to attend their sentencing hearings and face justice, by force if necessary.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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Tech Leaders Face Threat of Prison Under New UK Online Bill
Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the UK government said as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.
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Tunnel To Red Fort Found, Used By British To Move Freedom Fighters
A tunnel-like structure was discovered at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
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Facebook Australia News Blackout: UK Lawmaker Says Time to Get Tough Against ‘Bully Boy Action’
Facebook's move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the tech giants, a senior British lawmaker said.
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Indian-Origin Raj Chouhan Elected Speaker Of Canada's British Columbia Province: Report
Raj Chouhan, an Indian-origin legislator in Canada, has been elected as the Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming first from the community to occupy the post, according to a report.
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US "Considering" Welcoming Entrepreneurs From Hong Kong: Mike Pompeo
The United States is considering the option of welcoming people from Hong Kong in response to China's push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in remarks released on Monday.
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China Set To Impose Hong Kong Security Law, US Warns Of Strong Reaction
China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, a Chinese official said on Thursday, drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react "very strongly" against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony.
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'Gross and Shocking’: Women Call for New Laws to Stop Cyber-Flashing
In Britain, more than 40 percent of millennial women have been sent an unsolicited photo of a man's private parts, according to a YouGov poll in 2017, while just over half of US millennial women have received a graphic image, according to a separate YouGov poll in the same year.
