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 Dame Esther Rantzen – who has expressed her own wish for an assisted death – Sir Keir said he was "personally committed" to a change in the law.
It is currently illegal to help someone take their own life in the UK. However, there is growing political momentum in favour of allowing assisted dying – also known as assisted suicide.
Paul Brand writes: https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-12/sir-keir-starmer-wants-to-legalise-assisted-dying-in-next-parliament
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