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MP defends removal of scrutiny by high court judge, as critics say change is ‘rushed and badly thought out’Kim Leadbeater has said her assisted dying bill for England and Wales will still have the strongest safeguards in the world despite the removal of scrutiny from a high court judge, as opponents derided the change as “rushed and badly thought out”.The Labour MP’s decision to replace the signoff by a court with an expert panel including a lawyer, psychiatrist and social worker caused significant alarm among MPs who had voted for the bill on the basis that a high court judge

Murray Auchincloss reports fall in annual profits to $8.9bn last year from almost $14bn in 2023Business live – latest updatesThe chief executive of BP has defended its tumbling profits as the board braces for a campaign by an activist investor to overhaul the troubled oil company.Murray Auchincloss reported a sharp slump in BP’s annual profits to $8.9bn (£7.9bn) last year from almost $14bn in 2023, just days after it emerged that the activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has taken aim at the oil major by building a stake in the company. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/11/bp-chief-profits-murray-auchincloss-elliott Author :

Canada says response to 25% aluminium and steel tariff will be ‘clear and calibrated’; Hong Kong to file complaint with World Trade Organization over tariffs imposed on cityTrump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminiumDonald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, ramping up his controversial bid to boost the US economy by hiking taxes on imports from overseas.The modified US duties will be enforced “without exceptions or exemptions”, the president declared, dashing the hopes of countries that hoped to avoid them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/feb/11/canada-calls-trump-metals-tariffs-totally-unjustified-as-hong-kong-to-file-complaint-with-wto-live Author : Helen Sullivan Publish date :

Britain’s ambassador to Washington says Starmer government can influence president and UK’s economic future depends in large part on investment from the USBritain must respect Donald Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change”, Peter Mandelson has said, but Keir Starmer’s government could “always make our views known privately and directly” to the US president.Lord Mandelson, Britain’s ambassador to Washington, said that in dealing with Trump, the government must “understand what drives him”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/11/donald-trump-tariffs-uk-starmer-government-response-peter-mandelson Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-11 05:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.