'Disrespectful, insulting': MPs criticise terminally ill Esther Rantzen's assisted dying intervention

Friday, 16 May 2025

'Disrespectful, insulting': MPs criticise terminally ill Esther Rantzen's assisted dying intervention

Terminally ill journalist Dame Esther Rantzen was branded "disrespectful" and "insulting" by MPs during a debate on the assisted dying bill.

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