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LIVE Assisted dying bill vote: Latest updates as MPs debate new law to allow terminally-ill people the right to die for first time By JAMIE BULLEN and DAVID WILCOCK Published: 02:49 EST, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 02:58 EST, 29 November 2024 e-mail View comments Advertisement MPs will today vote on whether to back assisted dying laws as they debate a controversial bill splitting opinion across Parliament . Labour MP Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill, named the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, would allow some terminally-ill people to choose when they can die if it is passed into law. Hundreds of politicians are expected to vote for and against the proposed legislation passing to the next stage, but many have yet to declare their intentions ahead of a vote expected to take place this afternoon.
Follow the latest updates below and join in the conversation in our comments section 07:57 Right-to-die vote is on a knife edge by Sam Merriman, The Daily Mail's social affairs correspondent The vote on assisted dying was on a knife edge last night in the countdown to the crunch Commons debate. While a majority of the MPs to publicly declare their position have come out in favour of introducing one of the most significant social changes in Britain’s history, the outcome still remains shrouded in uncertainty. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he would vote today, saying he has a ‘huge amount of interest’ in the issue, but he declined to specify on which side he would come down.
Meanwhile Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the proposed change to the law, spoke of being ‘emotionally ruined’ by weeks of campaigning and told how she can no longer walk down the street without somebody revealing a personal story. After a five-hour debate today, MPs are expected to vote for the first time in almost a decade on whether to legalise assisted dying. Read the full story here 07:52 Assisted dying law to be debated in Parliament Good morning and welcome to MailOnline's live coverage as MPs debate introducing assisted dying laws to England and Wales for the first time.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow some terminally-ill people to choose when they can die if it is passed into law. The proposed legislation has divided Parliament with many MPs declaring they will vote for and against, while a large number including Sir Keir Starmer have yet to state their intention. Today we will hear five hours of debate followed by a possible vote on whether the bill will progress to the next reading at which point MPs can table amendments.
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