2 h. ago Tears and prayers as MPs reflect on the journey to a historic assisted dying vote

At the end there was high tension on both sides of a debate that for some was deeply personalAssisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPsWhen Kim Leadbeater walked out of the chamber of the House of Commons into parliament’s central lobby, she was embraced by some campaigners who did not even know if they would be alive when the vote came.“Overwhelmingly the sense is relief,” she said. Her close colleague the Labour MP Lizzi Collinge was near to tears. For the Conservative Kit Malthouse, standing nearby, it was the culmination of a decade of campaigning within his own party. More than 20 of his colleagues – more than he expected – backed the bill. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Assisted dying law closer but MPs’ support narrows in historic vote

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has cleared the Commons and will now move to the Lords.

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3 h. ago Can anything stop plans for 'death on the NHS'? After MPs vote to LEGALISE assisted dying peers are urged to block or alter 'unsafe' suicide law

The Commons backed allowing medics to help terminally ill people to die this afternoon despite warnings that the legislation is unsafe.

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4 h. ago MPs led by Keir Starmer vote to LEGALISE assisted dying in the most seismic change to suicide law in decades despite warnings law is unsafe

Medics will be allowed to help the terminally ill end their own lives after a bitterly contested vote in the Commons this afternoon.

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4 h. ago Kim Leadbeater in tears as MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill

Watch the moment MPs voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance.

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5 h. ago Assisted dying latest: MPs vote for historic End of Life bill with majority of just 23

314 MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday afternoon

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5 h. ago MPs vote for the Assisted Dying Bill after impassioned Commons debate

The bill was passed in the House of Commons with a majority of 23

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5 h. ago Assisted dying Bill passed by MPs after landmark House of Commons vote

The law proposes that terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live would be able to apply for an assisted death

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5 h. ago MPs back assisted dying for England and Wales in crunch Westminster vote

MPs voted by 314 to 291 - a majority of 23 - in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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6 h. ago Assisted dying law is 'not safe' claims Labour MP as members make emotional speeches for and against new Bill ahead of crunch vote: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as MPs vote on whether assisted dying will become law in England and Wales at the bill's third and final reading in Parliament.

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7 h. ago Police face off with campaigners outside Parliament as assisted dying bill debate gets underway ahead of crunch vote: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as MPs vote on whether assisted dying will become law in England and Wales at the bill's third and final reading in Parliament.

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9 h. ago MPs debate assisted dying bill ahead of crunch vote – UK politics live

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But there are still many unanswered questions around how a future assisted dying service would work.Given this lack of clarity we welcome the introduction of new clause 20, which would require the government to consult with palliative and end of life care providers if the bill progresses. It is vital that the access of palliative and end of life care for everyone is increased, and for that we need a better funding model for hospices. Contin...

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10 h. ago MPs vote on legalising assisted dying TODAY: Politicians urged not to put vulnerable people at risk with seismic law change

The biggest change on the law on suicide for decades is expected to take place this afternoon, with the result on a knife edge.

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10 h. ago Assisted dying bill faces crunch Commons vote as MPs switch sides to reject it becoming law on eve of Parliament showdown: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as MPs vote on whether assisted dying will become law in England and Wales at the bill's third and final reading in Parliament.

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14 h. ago I hope this is the last piece I ever have to write about assisted dying | Polly Toynbee

Today’s vote is on a knife edge. MPs must take their chance to drive forward personal freedoms – and add to Labour’s legacyMPs, read this horror before you vote today. Here’s how some people are slowly dying, right now, in mortal agony untreatable by the best palliative care: “Some will retch at the stench of their own body rotting. Some will vomit their own faeces. Some will suffocate, slowly, inexorably, over several days.” An average of 17 people a day are dying these bad deaths, according to 2019 figures, as reported by palliative care professionals who see it happen.The Inescapable Truth, a report from Dignity in Dying, revealed what is usually kept hidden from us: the shocking last months for the unluckiest. It could happen to you or me. The assisted dying bill’s final Commons vote today is no abstract debate about slippery slopes or what God wants: to do nothing is to inflict torture on many.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contact...

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14 h. ago I hope this is the last piece I ever have to write in defence of assisted dying | Polly Toynbee

Today’s vote is on a knife edge. MPs must take their chance to drive forward personal freedoms – and add to Labour’s legacyMPs, read this horror before you vote today. Here’s how some people are slowly dying, right now, in mortal agony untreatable by the best palliative care: “Some will retch at the stench of their own body rotting. Some will vomit their own faeces. Some will suffocate, slowly, inexorably, over several days.” An average of 17 people a day are dying these bad deaths, according to 2019 figures, as reported by palliative care professionals who see it happen.The Inescapable Truth, a report from Dignity in Dying, revealed what is usually kept hidden from us: the shocking last months for the unluckiest. It could happen to you or me. The assisted dying bill’s final Commons vote today is no abstract debate about slippery slopes or what God wants: to do nothing is to inflict torture on many.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contact...

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20 h. ago Assisted dying law faces crunch Commons vote as MPs switch sides

The relatively narrow majority of 55 from the historic yes vote in November means every vote will count on Friday.

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23 h. ago Doctors told my Nana she had a short while left. They were wrong. She defied the odds and lived for almost a decade. That's why I'll be voting AGAINST the assisted dying bill: ROBERT JENRICK

Robert Jenrick has made an emotional appeal against assisted dying, as MPs prepare for a momentous vote on whether to let the terminally ill end their own lives.

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25 h. ago Terminally ill gran's heartbreaking message to MPs ahead of assisted dying vote

Jane Popplewell, 63, has been diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer, and fears she could die in pain.

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26 h. ago MPs switch sides to vote no to ‘drastically weakened’ assisted dying Bill

The four Labour MPs confirmed their intention on the eve of a crunch Commons vote.

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