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Andy Burnham

  • Disabled people want one thing, assistance to live: Open letter to Andy Burnham

    Image source: assistustolive.com A coalition of disabled and terminally ill people, and allies, have called on Andy Burnham and MPs to halt the assisted suicide Bill until palliative and social care have been comprehensively reformed. In a letter organised by the Assist Us To Live campaign, signatories argue that disabled…

  • Labour’s ‘marriage-lite’ plan destroys the meaning of marriage

    Image Source: Shutterstock Government plans to give cohabiting couples automatic marriage-style rights could further undermine marriage and worsen Britain’s demographic crisis, with new research suggesting similar reforms could be associated with tens of thousands fewer births each year. Under proposals being considered for England and Wales, couples who have lived…

  • Fix care first: Burnham comes out against assisted suicide… for now

    Image Source: (L) UK Parliament | (R) SPUC Pro-Life New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that palliative and social care funding should be fixed before Parliament considers legalising assisted suicide in England and Wales. It is the first time Burnham has set out his position on the issue since…