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Assisted dying bill: How did my MP vote? Bishop of London says ‘today’s vote is not the end of the debate’ 16:58, Jabed Ahmed. Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, the Church of England's lead ...
The vote on Friday, which resulted in 330 MPs in favour and 275 against, came after five hours of passionate debate. The bill has now passed its second reading, although it will be followed by ...
Most MPs have not revealed how they intend to vote in the free vote on assisted dying
The Independent analysed public statements from all 650 MPs, in addition to news reports and other available information, to find which MPs will likely vote for or against the assisted dying bill ...
Despite supporting the principle of assisted dying long before I became an MP, I can’t support today’s bill. It’s rightly a free vote and a matter of conscience for MPs, but the system ...
The most significant Commons vote on social policy since abortion was legalised in the 1960s has seen MPs agree to the principle of the state assisting in people’s deaths for the first time
[28] [29] [30] They argued the Assisted Dying (No 2) Bill 2015 was published seven weeks before MPs voted on it however this bill was published 18 days ahead of its second reading. They said that this, along with this Parliament introducing a significantly above average of new MPs, made the process flawed and did not give the bill proper scrutiny.
The Independent analysed public statements from all 650 MPs to find how many will likely vote for or against the assisted dying bill tomorrow, reports Alicja Hagopian