AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAssisted Dying Vote: MPs are set to vote again on a renewed assisted dying bill for England and Wales, with terminally ill adults facing a “less than six months to live” test and safeguards via doctors and an expert panel—while campaigners warn palliative care is uneven and Esther Rantzen says she’s too physically fragile to travel for an assisted death. MI5 Terror Warning: MI5’s boss Sir Ken McCallum marks 25 years since 9/11 by warning Britain faces “the worst of both worlds,” with state-level threats alongside persistent radical Islamic terrorism. UK Economy Boost: The ONS says GDP grew 0.4% in July, beating forecasts of flat growth, driven by services and AI-linked computer programming—giving Labour’s chancellor John Healey a lift ahead of the autumn Budget. Energy Bills Risk: A National Audit Office warning says delays to the power grid upgrade could push households to pay about £100 more a year by the end of the decade. Israel Settlements Sanctions: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says the UK will ban goods and sanction firms tied to illegal Israeli settlement expansion, with France also moving in step. Russia-Linked Plot Charge: Joshua Cammidge, a Swindon man, is charged over alleged plans to sabotage a UK drone factory linked to Russian military intelligence. Hong Kong Crackdown: A Hong Kong court sentences three Tiananmen vigil organisers to prison under national security laws.
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