sir keir starmer sets out how the uk intends to tackle climate change challenges. israel has not done �*nearly enough' to allow more aid into gaza, says the un. a life or death decision for mps — details of proposed new laws on assisted dying in england and wales are published. hello, i'm kasia madera. the prime minister has said labour mps wouldn't be under any pressure to vote a certain way. the assisted dying bill will allow terminally ill people to self administer

medication to end their life. the person we need to meet several requirements including approvalfrom two several requirements including approval from two independent doctors and a high courtjudge. we are hearing a press briefing at westminster about the proposals. at westminster about the mammals-— at westminster about the proposals. at westminster about the --roosals. ~ . ., , proposals. which will have its second reading _ proposals. which will have its second reading in _ proposals. which will have its second reading in parliament| proposals. which will have its i second reading in parliament on the 29th of november. the bill was published late last night. a panel of experts joining was published late last night. a panel of expertsjoining me which is very reassuring. thank you, guys, for being here. the range of expertise we've got, we can answer any concerns you have. we'll let you introduce yourselves and speak.

i think most people who come into politics come into politics to try and change things for the better and have had a uniquejourney into politics. that's why i ended up in this place. this is a really important issue. it's an opportunity for parliament to show it at its very best on an issue of huge social significance and importance. i've consulted widely on this bill and that's the first thing i want to say to people. i connect with people from the bma, the archbishop of canterbury, disability rights activists, hospice uk, lots of lawyers, lots ofjudges, lots of doctors, lots of people to make sure we get this bill right because that really matters. this is notjust about changing the law, it's about having a good law and that is at the heart of the bill. but what is also at the heart of

the bill is the change we need to see given the current situation, the current status quo around end—of—life for terminally ill people we know that the current situation isn't fit for practice. we've got people who in their dying days feel they have no other option than to either in their own lives, travelled to a different country but only if they can afford it, which is very expensive, and often doing so prematurely before they are actually so ill that they are dying, because they have to be well enough to travel. we've also got people who no matter how good the palliative care they receive is, and we've got some of the best palliative care in the world in this country, that doesn't mean there aren't challenges but for some people no matter how good their care is, they have a horrible, harrowing death which is not only dreadful for them as individuals but also deeply traumatic for theirfamilies. traumatic for their families. once you meet families traumatic for theirfamilies. once you meet families who have had that experience, whether thatis had that experience, whether that is a harrowing death, whether it's an assisted death

abroad or someone taking their own lives, you realise very clearly that this cannot go on. the status quo for me is not an option and that is what the bill is about. so, please do in your coverage speak to those families, because it is their lived experience that should be at the heart of the debate. that's the problem we are trying to sell. that doesn't mean we don't have to have conversations about lots of other things. palliative care, disabled rights, all of those things are really important and i will fight those campaigns as well. but this is about the rights of terminally ill people in the last few months of their life having the choice, the dignity and autonomy that i think they have an absolute right to have. so, i'm going to go around the rain. if you want to say a few words. we go around the rain. if you want to say a few words.— to say a few words. i've been sunportive — to say a few words. i've been sunportive of _ to say a few words. i've been supportive of the _ to say a few words. i've been supportive of the change - to say a few words. i've been supportive of the change in l to say a few words. i've been l supportive of the change in the law over— supportive of the change in the law over a _ supportive of the change in the law over a long period of time. i completely endorse what kim

has said — i completely endorse what kim has said. the law is completely broken — has said. the law is completely broken. those responsible for enforcing _ broken. those responsible for enforcing it cannot enforce it any more _ enforcing it cannot enforce it any more. so, even though there is a crime — any more. so, even though there is a crime of— any more. so, even though there is a crime of assisting somebody to commit suicide with a maximum sentence of 14 years, the director— a maximum sentence of 14 years, the director of public prosecutions will not prosecute people — prosecutions will not prosecute people who are motivated compassion unless they are a heaith— compassion unless they are a health care professional. the reason — health care professional. the reason they won't is because society— reason they won't is because society has not got the stomach to prosecute people who act in that way _ to prosecute people who act in that way. the law desperately needs — that way. the law desperately needs to _ that way. the law desperately needs to change but there needs to treat— needs to change but there needs to beat safeguards and can i say that _ to beat safeguards and can i say that the work that kim and her team — say that the work that kim and her team have done, they have produced — her team have done, they have produced a bill that is workable, that has absolutely rock— workable, that has absolutely rock solid safeguards.- rock solid safeguards. we're 'ust rock solid safeguards. we're just going — rock solid safeguards. we're just going to _ rock solid safeguards. we're just going to turn _ rock solid safeguards. we're just going to turn away - rock solid safeguards. we're just going to turn away very | just going to turn away very briefly from the news conference going on in

westminster. we'll go back to it in a second. there is an update regarding the situation of much of the day present a gary lineker about his future with or without the bbc —— match of the day. the bbc have released a statement that gary lineker has agreed a contract extension with the bbc and it reads that the bbc and gary lineker have agreed in principle a contract extension through to the 2026 world cup. gary will leave the coverage of the tournament as england once again tried to land a first major trophy since 1966. he will also host bbc sports coverage of the fa cup in 2025 - 26 coverage of the fa cup in 2025 — 26 season. 35 years on from lifting the trophy as a player. after a quarter of the century, gary is stepping down from hosting much of the day at the end of this season. he will

continue with the match of the day podcast on the bbc will continue with the rest is football podcast on bbc sounds. gary lineker has said he is delighted to continue his long association with bbc sport and would like to thank all of those who make this happen. the bbc confirming that the bbc and gary lineker have agreed he will continue to present the 2026 world cup coverage. he will also lead to the bbc sport coverage of the fa cup for the 2025-26 coverage of the fa cup for the 2025—26 season got off to a quarter of a century, gary lineker is stepping down from hosting match of the day at the end of this season. we'll have lots more on this and reaction on bbc news but let's return to westminster and a press briefing on the assisted dying bill being presented to parliament later this month. mr;

parliament later this month. my name is parliament later this month. ij�*i: name is doctor parliament later this month. m: name is doctor david nichol, and a consultant urologist in birmingham. this is a subject i've had an interest in for over ten years but actually have come from a position of absolute opposition. to the extent i've been married for 30 years, i couldn't speak to my wife on this subject because we so fundamentally disagreed. in 2017, one of my best friends died for euthanasia in belgium and she changed my mind and i realised, before then i thought this was always an issue that if we had better palliative care, this would solve the problem. as you will hear from other stories, there are instances where actually health care is not enough and that's what happened to my friend and she died peacefully in 2017 and that completely changed my view, which is where i've come from and further than that, i think the way this is drafted,

it's an incredibly well—written piece of legislation and actually one of the problems we have now is as doctors, actually the current legislation is not fit for purpose, it actually impedes the doctor—patient relationship. an example of this is in 2022 i got an e—mail from a patient saying they were going to dignity us, could i have a copy of the notes —— dignitas. the view from a medical organisation that i couldn't pass on the notes and disrupted our relationship. this will actually improve the quality of conversation between doctors and patients and equally if there is legislation to prevent coercion, that's one of the things opponents are worried about, so there is a very robust process involving a high courtjudge and i would say to my opponents, have you ever appeared in front of a high courtjudge? i have, it is

quite... the detail is in there and ijust want quite... the detail is in there and i just want to say congratulations, kim, and everyone on this that's worked on this project so well.- on this pro'ect so well. thank ou. on this pro'ect so well. thank you. with — on this project so well. thank you. with all— on this project so well. thank you. with all due _ on this project so well. thank you. with all due respect - on this project so well. thank you. with all due respect to l you. with all due respect to other— you. with all due respect to other colleagues on the panel, perhaps— other colleagues on the panel, perhaps the most important voice — perhaps the most important voice today is from the gentleman sat next to me and i'm gentleman sat next to me and i'm not— gentleman sat next to me and i'm not going to speak to him because — i'm not going to speak to him because he's more than capable of speaking for himself. my name is of speaking for himself. m; name is nathanial. sorry if you had to hear my story too many times. i am dying of cancer, it's currently on my liver, lungs, lymph nodes and brain. if this goes badly, put it down to brain cancer. i've lived with cancer for two years now. doctors are quite reluctant to

give exact figures on prognosis but 10% of people with my condition survive five years. so, ratherthan condition survive five years. so, rather than death being an abstract concept for me, it's really coming up and with this bill being proposed, it's got me thinking. i've actually had some very positive experiences of some very positive ex