MP who introduced assisted dying bill 'confident' it will be voted through
Thursday, 19 June 2025 () The politician who introduced the assisted dying bill has said she is "confident" MPs will push it through to the next stage on Friday.
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says she is “confident” that Friday’s crucial vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will “get through” on Friday. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
MPs have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance. In a historic vote on Friday, MPs voted 314 to 291 in favour of the bill, backing the right for adults with less than six months to live to choose to end their own lives. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Royal College of Psychiatrists' lead on assisted dying has told Sky News she is approaching Friday's vote by MPs "with professional trepidation". Sky News
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BBC Local News: Norfolk -- Two of the county's MPs say they have changed position since the first vote in November last year. BBC Local News Also reported by •BBC News •Sky News •Wells Journal •News24 •Cambridge News
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Thursday, 19 June 2025 ()
The politician who introduced the assisted dying bill has said she is "confident" MPs will push it through to the next stage on Friday.
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BBC Local News: Norfolk -- Two of the county's MPs say they have changed position since the first vote in November last year.
