MPs debate assisted dying bill ahead of crunch vote – UK politics live | Politics
By: Amy Sedghi and Joe Coughlan | Published: 2025-06-20 10:13:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Choosing not to support the assisted dying bill is ‘not a neutral act’, Leadbeater tells MPs
Choosing not to support the assisted dying bill is “not a neutral act”, Kim Leadbeater has told the Commons.
The Labour MP for Spen Valley said:
It is an either/or decision for us today – either we vote for the safe effective workable reform contained in this bill or we say the status quo is acceptable.
Over recent months I have heard hundreds of stories from people who have lost loved ones in deeply difficult and traumatic circumstances … along with many terminally ill people themselves.
She added:
Not supporting the bill today is not a neutral act, it is a vote for the status quo … and it fills me with despair to think MPs could be here in another 10 years’ time hearing the same…
