A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying for some terminally ill adults in England and Wales. Mentally competent adults with a life expectancy of six months or less who have a settled wish to die that has been approved by two doctors and the High Court wouldContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has no plans to visit Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago on his way to a meeting of the G20 group of world leaders next week, despite at least one ally making the trip. Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has been invited to see the US president-elect at his FloridaContinue Reading
A surprising trinity of Donald Trump, Hungary’s right-wing prime minister Viktor Orban and Pope Francis could spell the end to hopes for continued support for Ukraine in fighting the war against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The Independent has spoken to Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican, Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, who has been criticalContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s plans to impose huge tariffs on imports are a “doomsday scenario” for the UK economy, a senior Labour figure has warned. The move would hurt growth and lead to higher inflation and interest rates, Liam Byrne, the Labour chairman of the Commons business committee predicted. Experts have warnedContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is set to be the first UK leader to attend a French Armistice Day ceremony since the Second World War following a personal invitation from Emmanuel Macron, in what is a major step in his plans for a Brexit reset. The prime minister, who has put aContinue Reading
The prime minister is being urged to bolster the UK’s relationship with the European Union following Donald Trump’s re-election, as a senior EU official argues there is a “big opportunity” for closer ties. Sandro Gozi, the new chair of the European delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, told TheContinue Reading
A possible trade war with the US will not be as bad as feared, a former political appointee in the last Trump administration has said – claiming the president-elect will target the European Union more significantly than Britain as he wants to see a “successful Brexit”. Peggy Grande, who wasContinue Reading
Homelessness organisations have warned Rachel Reeves that crucial services are under threat following a tax hike in her Budget. In an urgent letter, seen by The Independent, they have appealed to the chancellor to extend a carve-out for the NHS and public sector to those who help some of theContinue Reading
The UK must ramp up its efforts to produce renewable energy and take action on climate change, Ed Miliband has said in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States. It comes ahead of an increasingly uncertain global summit on the climate crisis, which has beenContinue Reading
Thousands of farmers are set to descend on London later this month in protest against the government’s extension of inheritance tax, after the Metropolitan Police gave the march the green light. There has been growing backlash from the farming community following the decision to extend the duty to cover agriculturalContinue Reading
