Starmer promises Esther Rantzen a vote on assisted dying if he wins election

Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Sir Keir Starmer has promised Dame Esther Rantzen that he will allow a vote on assisted dying in the next parliament if he wins the next election.

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The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he wants assisted dying to be legalised after the next election. Speaking in a phone call with broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen - who has expressed her own wish for an assisted death – he said he was “personally committed” to a change in...

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Esther Rantzen message for MPs ahead of assisted dying vote [Video]

Esther Rantzen message for MPs ahead of assisted dying vote

Dame Esther Rantzen shares a message for MPs ahead of the assisted dying vote, telling them to choose according to their conscience. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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