Assistant speaker Ruth Dyson has accepted Maggie Barrie’s apology for shouting at her. Barrie said it was a “highly emotionally charged situation” and she acknowledged she was “over-zealous in expressing my disappointment with the way things were progressing”. Continue reading
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End of Life Choice Bill – the real fight is still to come
Thursday, June 27th, 2019
On Wednesday evening David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill passed the second reading stage by 70 votes to 50; 9 votes more than the 61 votes required. It was a slimmer margin than the one achieved at first reading in December 2017. The vote then was 76 to 44. While the vote appears decisive with Read more