{"id":244533,"date":"2025-05-16T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esther-rantzen-accused-of-being-disrespectful-as-mps-debate-assisted-dying-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:00:24","slug":"esther-rantzen-accused-of-being-disrespectful-as-mps-debate-assisted-dying-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esther-rantzen-accused-of-being-disrespectful-as-mps-debate-assisted-dying-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther Rantzen accused of being &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; as MPs debate assisted dying bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VV6YFYpMM_8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Esther Rantzen accused of being 'disrespectful' as MPs debate assisted dying bill\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VV6YFYpMM_8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Labour MP Jess Asato asked Kim Leadbeater if she would disassociate herself from what she said were Esther Rantzen\u2019s &#8216;distasteful and disrespectful&#8217; comments about opponents of the bill being motivated by undeclared religious beliefs.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Labour MP Florence Eshalomi also hit back at Rantzen in a powerful speech, calling it &#8216;insulting&#8217; to dismiss valid concerns about the bill as being due to religious beliefs<\/p>\n<p>UK politics live \u2013 latest updates \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/may\/16\/mps-debate-assisted-dying-bill-kim-leadbeater-uk-politics-latest-news-updates-labour-conservatives<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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