{"id":254765,"date":"2025-06-20T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dame-esther-rantzens-daughter-says-mother-didnt-think-shed-live-to-see-this-day\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:05:13","slug":"dame-esther-rantzens-daughter-says-mother-didnt-think-shed-live-to-see-this-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dame-esther-rantzens-daughter-says-mother-didnt-think-shed-live-to-see-this-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame Esther Rantzen&#8217;s daughter says mother &#8216;didn&#8217;t think she&#8217;d live to see this day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/E-NQ-rY7Aoc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter says mother 'didn't think she'd live to see this day'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-NQ-rY7Aoc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Dame Esther Rantzen&#8217;s daughter has told Sky News that her mother &quot;didn&#8217;t think she&#8217;d live to see the debate&quot;&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Wilcox described the legislation&#8217;s passing as an &quot;early present&quot; for her mother, who is celebrating her birthday this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Wilcox said: &quot;She told me again about her conversation with Sir Keir [Starmer], and how he promised that if a bill came forward, she would live to see it.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;And he kept his promise. Many politicians don&#8217;t, but he really did.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Rantzen was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-assisted-dying-trump-israel-iran-labour-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#assisteddying #commons #vote #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dame Esther Rantzen&#8217;s daughter has told Sky News that her mother &quot;didn&#8217;t think she&#8217;d live to see the debate&quot;&#8217;. Rebecca Wilcox described the legislation&#8217;s passing as an &quot;early present&quot; for her mother, who is celebrating her birthday this weekend. 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