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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 ...
A three-hour debate is planned for parliamentarians to air their views but there will be no vote at the end. Assisted dying: What is the law as MPs debate the controversial issue? Skip to main content
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
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 ...
[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.
Kim Leadbeater, who proposed the assisted dying bill, has said there is ‘still a lot of work to do’ to perfect the proposed law All the unanswered questions after MPs back assisted dying in ...
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 ...
In a sign of the level of feeling on the divisive issue, more than 160 MPs made bids to speak during Friday’s Commons debate – the first on assisted dying in almost a decade. MPs began voting ...