Lord Falconer has been caught in an awkward, evasive exchange on Sky News about his friendship with Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Three quarters of hospices in England are now running a deficit, raising serious concerns about what end of life care will look like if assisted suicide is legalised.
Warnings that London secondary schools may soon be forced to close due to falling pupil numbers are the latest visible consequence of a much deeper demographic problem.
In a late-night session in the House of Lords, peers yesterday delivered a powerful challenge to proposal to radically alter the legal framework governing abortion in the UK.
The unusually blunt language has raised eyebrows across Westminster, not least because the APM has historically been careful and restrained when engaging on assisted suicide.